This week, we are going to start working on your final project, which is based on the fraud scenario ?Who Stole the Money? (See attachedWho Stole the Money.pdf)?

You have been engaged by the HR Director of DOC IN A BOX to find out what happened and ultimately, who stole the money. During your engagement, you are going to conduct interviews for the following employees:

• Office Manager (Kitty Jones)
• Front Desk Receptionist (Judy Brown)
• Accountant (Jane Smith)

Milestone Assignment (this week)

Your final project is compiled of 6 milestone assignments each week going forward. This week you will need to familiarize yourself with the fraud scenario and prepare the introductory questions that you have for your interviewees. The requirements of this week?s milestone assignment are to do the following:

• Prepare at least 5 introductory questions and responses for each of your interviewees (Office Manager, Front Desk Receptionist, and Accountant).
  • Develop the introductory questions that you have for each interviewee
  • Develop the responses that you would anticipate from your questions based on the information given to you in the scenario.
• Review the Final Project Guidelines to understand the grading elements (see attachedACC_425_Final_Project_Guidelines.docx)

ACC 425 Final Project: Mock Interviews Overview The final project for this course focuses on the development of several complete interviews regarding the theft of cash from a cash box located at a day clinic. You will play the role of an investigator but will develop both sides (interviewer and interviewee) of the interviews with three employees of Doc in a Box. Use the scenario \"Who Stole the Money?\" which is included in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course, to complete the mock interview. In developing the interviews, you should use all five types of interviews and the four categories of questions. You are urged to be creative and realistic in developing your interviews. Objectives To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to apply what you have learned in this course and should include several of the following course objectives: 1 2 3 4 5 Identify interview principles and techniques Recognize how to construct an interview Develop interview questions Describe the five general types of interview questions Examine the legal aspects of interviewing and prosecution of fraud Format Double spacing, 12-point Arial font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA format, as applicable. Milestone One: In Assignment 2-2, you will submit Final Project: Prepare Introductory Questions. The format should be Begin the preparation of a mock introductory interview, based on the scenario \"Who Stole the Money.\" The emphasis this week is on introductory questions. 1 Milestone Two: In Assignment 3-2 you will submit Final Project: Prepare Informational Questions. You will prepare informational questions for the same scenario. Milestone Three: In Assignment 4-2 you will submit Final Project: Prepare Assessment Questions. You will prepare assessment questions for the same scenario. Milestone Four: In Assignment 5-2 you will submit Final Project: Prepare Closing Questions. You will prepare closing questions for the same scenario. Milestone Five: In Assignment 6-2 you will submit Final Project: Prepare Admission-Seeking Questions. Prepare admission-seeking questions for the same scenario. Milestone Six: In Assignment 8-1, you will submit Final Project: Signed Statement. The emphasis now is on the development of the signed statement (written confession). In preparing the signed statement, pay particular attention to the various suggestions of what should be included in a signed statement. 2 Deliverable Milestones Milestone 1 2 Deliverables Due in Module Two Three Final Project Rubric Final Project Rubric Four Final Project Rubric Grading Metric 3 Prepare Introductory Questions Prepare Informational Questions Prepare Assessment Questions 4 Prepare Closing Questions Five Final Project Rubric 5 Prepare Admission-Seeking Questions Six Final Project Rubric 6 Signed Statement Eight Final Project Rubric 3 Rubric Requirements of submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, oneinch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. Critical Elements Analysis of Scholarship Application of Theories Incorporation of categories and types Mechanics Exemplary Proficient Evaluates or synthesizes existing scholarship on topic of interviewing and analyzes and applies concepts in a way that reveals thorough and complete understanding of the subject matter of forensic interviewing. (32-35) Accurately summarizes and applies the major theories related to topic of forensic interviewing using all types of interviews and categories of questions in specific detail and cites multiple examples to illustrate theory. Evaluates or synthesizes existing scholarship on topic of interviewing and analyzes and attempts to apply concepts but does not reveal a complete knowledge of the subject matter of forensic interviewing. (28-31) Accurately summarizes and applies the major theories of linguistics related to topic of forensic interviewing using all types of interviews and most categories of questions in specific detail and cites multiple examples to illustrate theory. (20-22) Incorporates at least five interview types and three of the four categories of questions in the interview sets. (23-25) Incorporates all five interview types and all four categories of questions as appropriate in the interview sets. (18-20) No errors related to organization, grammar, and style noting that some of the interviews may be in the vernacular voice. (18-20) (16-17) Errors of grammar, organization, and style are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow. Note that some of the interviews may be in the vernacular voice. (16-17) Needs Improvement Not Evident Logically and accurately analyzes or evaluates existing scholarship on topic. Does not logically and accurately analyze or evaluate existing scholarship on topic. (25-27) Accurately summarizes and applies the major theories of linguistics related to topic of forensic interviewing. (0-24) Does not accurately summarize and apply the major theories related to topic. (18-19) Incorporates at least five interview types but few of the four categories of questions. (14-15) (0-17) Does not incorporate at least five interview types. Errors of grammar, organization, and style are limited enough that the project is still able to be understood. (14-15) (0-13) Errors of grammar, organization, and style make the project difcult to understand. Value 35 25 20 20 (0-13) Comments: Earned Total: 4 100% Who Stole the Money? Narrative Friday, December 4, 20XX On Friday, December 4, 20XX, an early (6:45 a.m.) admission patient arrived at the DOC IN A BOX for surgery. The person paid in full with cash for the planned surgery services. The amount of cash payment was $2,500.00, mostly in large denominations of 100's and 50's. Judy Brown (front desk receptionist) received the cash payment from the person and provided a hand written receipt (no. 219650) to the person. According to Judy Brown, she immediately took the cash to Kitty Jones' office (the business office manager) to be locked in the lock box. The lock box is a typical fire resistant security box (Sentry 1100 with key lock), the type of box that can be purchased at Staples. It has a built in handle and can be easily carried from one location to another. Normally, a bank deposit is made each day (if there is a self-pay). The bank deposit is usually made between 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The deposit is usually prepared by Jane Smith (accountant) and sometimes, if necessary, by Kitty Jones. The lock box on December 4 contained: stamps, Petty Cash Journal, $26.00 in petty cash, deposit book, receipts from stamps, receipts from petty cash expenditures, two checks/money orders received that day from persons and an 8 x 11 photocopy of the cash receipt wrapped around $2,500.00 in cash. According to Kitty Jones, aside from herself, Judy Brown and Jane Smith knew of the large amount of cash in the lock box. Further, according to Kitty Jones, she is the only one who accessed the lock box that day (12/4/20XX). Monday, December 7 On Monday, December 7, Jane Smith opened the lock box to prepare a deposit. It was then discovered the cash ($2,500.00) and receipt copy were missing. All other items were still in the box. Kitty Jones and Judy Brown were in the office on December 7 when the lock box was opened. Kitty Jones immediately began searching for the cash, including looking in the trashcan. She dismissed Jane Smith and Judy Brown and tried to reconstruct her steps from December 4. Tuesday, December 8 On Tuesday, December 8, Kitty Jones was at a meeting with her bosses at DOC IN A BOX MANAGEMENT COMPANY but did not mention the missing cash. Wednesday, December 9 On Wednesday, December 9, Kitty Jones was at her office at DOC IN A BOX. She again searched for the missing cash and realized it must have been stolen. She then looked for the second key to the lock box and discovered it also was missing. Kitty Jones remembers having seen the key in the former practice manager's unlocked top desk drawer on Friday, December 4. Thursday, December 10 On Thursday, December 10, Kitty Jones placed a call to the Human Resources Department at DOC IN A BOX MANAGEMENT COMPANY. She did not reach the HR Manager but instead got her voice mail. She did not leave a voice message. Friday, December 11 On Friday, December 11, Kitty Jones placed a call to DOC IN A BOX MANAGEMENT COMPANY and got voice mail. She left a message but did not indicate the nature of her call or that a return call was urgently needed. She did not receive a return call that Friday and did not make another attempt to contact someone at DOC IN A BOX MANAGEMENT COMPANY that day. Monday, December 14 On Monday, December 14, Kitty Jones placed a call to DOC IN A BOX MANAGEMENT COMPANY again. She reached the HR Manager and described the situation. Overview for Interviewer Approximately $2,500.00 in cash is missing from receipts logged two weeks ago. The office manager has just reported this incident. You have been engaged by the HR Director of DOC IN A BOX to find out what happened, and in the course of carrying out your engagement, you are to interview the office manager, Kitty Jones; front desk receptionist, Judy Brown; and accountant, Jane Smith. The office manager is responsible for the efficient and effective operation of all office functions including internal control. The office manager, Kitty Jones, usually takes the deposit to the bank daily. The front desk receptionist usually receives all credit cards, checks, and cash. Judy Brown received the $2,500.00 of cash and a receipt was issued to the payer. The accountant, Jane Smith, receives all transactions from Judy Brown and prepares the deposit. The deposit is then given to Kitty Jones in a lock bag. The key to the lock bag is stored in a key safe in an open area of the office. In the course of your engagement, you will ultimately determine: Who, what, when, where, why, and how the money went missing? o Investigate as much as possible What kind(s) of interview(s) to conduct? o You will ultimately conduct all five types of interviews but only one interviewee will be subject to an admission-seeking interview. Who to talk to? o See interviewees assigned below Interviewees Jane Smith, Accountant Judy Brown, Front Desk Receptionist Kitty Jones, Office Manager Requirements In the course of your interviews, you should narrow it down to one suspect and endeavor to get a confession. Review the table Questions Required for Each Interviewee included at the end of this section. Use it as a guide for the types of interviews that apply to each interviewee. Present both sides of the interview. You must attempt to use all types and categories of questions: o Types Introductory Informational Assessment Admission seeking Closing o Categories Open Closed Leading Attitude Use the SAMPLE Signed Statement to create a customized version for the suspect who confessed and be sure to include two witnesses. Interview Phases and Questions Required for Each Interviewee If the interviewee presents... No opportunity to commit fraud Opportunity but did not commit fraud Opportunity and committed fraud Conduct Introductory interview Move on to Informational questions Move on to Assessment questions Move on to AdmissionSeeking questions Conduct Closing or obtain statement n/a n/a n/a Get a signed statement