FRAUD CASEBOOK

HealthSouth Read the following articles or other related articles regarding the HealthSouth case and then answer the questions below:

Sources:

Voreacos, David , "HealthSouth Executives Plead Guilty," The Globe and Mail (Canada), April 4, 2003.

Vicini, James , "HealthSouth's Scrushy to Face Criminal Charges: Fraud, Money Laundering," National Post's Financial Post and FP Investing (Canada), November 5, 2003.

Whitmire, Kyle , "HealthSouth to Pay $3 Million in U.S. Accounting Fraud Case," The New York Times, May 19, 2006.

Romero, Simon and Kyle Whitmire, "Former Chief of HealthSouth Acquitted in $2.7 Billion Fraud," The New York Times, June 29, 2005.

Davidson, Laurence Viele , "Scrushy, Ex-Governor Convicted," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 2006.

Davidson, Laurence Viele , "HealthSouth's Scrushy Gets 6 Years in Prison," The Washington Post, June 29, 2007.

Rappeport, Alana , "Scrushy at Home on the Ranch," CFO.com, June 6, 2008.

Discussion Questions:

How can an expert witness protect their credibility?