3/28/2006: Speech by Edward Siedle: Murders and Pensions -- The Need for Forensic Investigations (BenchmarkAlert.com)

Excerpt: What are we looking for in our investigations? We are looking for (1) Conflicts of interest; (2) hidden financial dealings; (3) fraud and other forms of wrongdoing. These are NOT matters reviewed by accounting firms in their audits. In fact, audit firms would be subject to conflicts of interest in accepting such an assignment since they have already opined as to the accuracy of the financial statements.