Total assets 593075 Prepare aduingts and pared. The unadjusted and a to aP3-3A Alena Co. was d 2, 3,4) 20) The following article appeared in area newspapers today. Thursday, November 8. 2018 PLAINFIELD - A 59-year-old Woodstock woman was charged Wednesda stealing approximately $500,000 over multiple years from the concrete t company she worked for, police said. "Cheryl Hicks, of 282 Paine District Road, was charged with first-degree larceny in connection with the alleged theft from the Plainfield-based Concrete Floor Company (where she worked as the office manager), Plainfield police sai "Police said they began investigating Hicks after the company owner lea Hicks might have been inflating her office manager salary. Police sa said. rned id they d icks was also using a company credit card and other accounts for personal purchases. Police said she used part of the stolen money to pay her personal credit card. "Hicks was released on a $10,000 bond and is due in Danielson Superior Court on Nov. 19." Required: a. In order for fraud to occur, two elements must be present, opportunity and motivation. Please make reference to the text in the article that supports/describes each element (be specifie!). b. In addition, there are several characteristics (different from opportunity and motivation) that appear in many fraud cases. Please describe at least two of these characteristics described in the article, using the "Fraud" checklist posted in the "additional power point" on Black Board as a reference