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Charles D. Niemeier, chief accountant for the S.E.C.'s division of enforcement in Washington, said the agency took action in 100 cases of suspected financial disclosure fraud last year, compared with 75 in 1998 and 40 in 1991.
Such excessive access provisioning leads to many critical security issues including unauthorized disclosure, fraud, accidental access and identity theft.
The SEC's finding of disclosure fraud occurred because Dell failed to tell the market about the existence or magnitude of these payments and, instead, made up talking points attributing its apparent continued success to superior operations.
Ms. Story alludes to bonuses as a driving factor in the alleged disclosure fraud, but this is merely an aside, when it should be a central issue.
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WASHINGTON — Dell, several former executives, and its founder, Michael S. Dell, agreed Thursday to pay more than $100 million in penalties to settle charges of disclosure accounting fraud filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Might an explanation of that decision have prompted questions leading to a disclosure of the fraud years earlier?
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