Fraud researchers have coined the phrase "fraud triangle" to help explain why people commit fraud (Wells, 1997). The three elements that make up the fraud triangle are pressure (the motive to commit the fraud), perceived opportunity (the perception to be able to commit the fraud and remain undetected), and rationalization (to provide a morally acceptable excuse in the mind of the fraud perpetrator to justify why the crime is not really a crime). All three elements must be present for a fraud to occur.
 Apply the fraud triangle to this case, and describe the pressure, perceived opportunity, and rationalization that allowed the SHS cashier supervisor to perpetrate her fraud.

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