Obtain a copy of an article entitled “A CAT Scan of the Madoff Scandal: Diagnosing Fraud inside the Black Box” by Holtz, Rubenstein, and Reminick, CPAs. Read the article and focus on the organizational charts presented in Figure 2 entitled “Typical Feeder Fund v. Potential Madoff Fund.”

1. How could this type of chart make it easier for a forensic accountant to determine how the Madoff organizational structure might have enabled the conduct of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme?

2. What type of data source was used to develop this question?