Based on the ACFE 2010 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse to identify the most common types of fraudulent acts, the researchers used misappropriation of assets and fraudulent financial reporting as case examples to solicit feedback from 96 evening MBA students.

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The three original trustees were removed from their positions, and were found to lack credibility, amid misappropriation of trust assets and other misdeeds.

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It provides a detailed look at the prevalence and culture of business thieves in categories such as misappropriation and theft of assets and cash, skimming, payroll fraud, financial statements and reporting schemes, conversion of assets, and corruption and misuse of influence.

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But he argues that "continuing such a deception can only result in the misappropriation of limited defence assets".

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