Financial fraud -- accounting for criminals

Since the financial crisis struck, accounting scams -- like the multi-billion dollar Bernard Madoff scheme -- have made regular headlines. White-collar criminals use tactics that are equal parts accounting, equal parts psychology, to perpetrate their crimes.

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