Tag: Ethics

Elaine Dolan

Internal Auditor to Parliament: ‘The Buck Stops with Me!’

As an investigation continues into a scandal involving a failed incentive plan to encourage homeowners in Northern Ireland to adopt renewable energy, an internal auditor is taking a measure of responsibility. Elaine Dolan, former senior auditor of Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Investment (DETI), which administered the Renewable Read More

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Internal Audit Report Details Mismanagement at WSU Athletics

An internal audit has found extensive mismanagement within the budget-challenged Washington State athletic department, including the possible inflation of home football attendance figures and the improper distribution of free tickets to football games. “The environment within Athletics … did not support a culture of compliance or fiscal responsibility,” according to Read More

U. of Michigan Disputes Its Own Internal Audit Report on Endowment

University of Michigan officials say that a 2014 internal audit of its investment office, which controls a $10 billion endowment, reached several faulty conclusions. The university disputed the audit, which found more than a dozen problems with oversight of the endowment, arguing that the audit department, University Audits, didn’t have Read More

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Dun & Bradstreet Avoids Criminal FCPA Charges by Self-Reporting

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. has agreed to pay more than $9 million to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges arising from improper payments made by two Chinese subsidiaries, according to a statement from the Securities and Exchange Commission issued this week. The business data company also announced that it had Read More