Read the case and watch the videos about the ZZZZ Best Company and Barry Minkow in the Content area. After reviewing all the material, answer the following issues.
1. What was the fraud ZZZZ Best was committing, and how did they get away with it?
2. What evidence should the Auditors have seen that should have indicated there was a fraud being committed?
3. What type of audit engagement is referrenced in the engagement letter between Ernst & Whinneys and ZZZZ Best dated 9/12/1986?
4. What was Barry doing in 2009 that got him put back in Prison? Explain how the fraud was being committed.
5. What internal control could the church have had in place to prevent or identify what Minkow was up to in the Lennar's case?