One of the main findings of Donald Cressey is the following observation. Status: [object Object] 1 point Cressey found that for a large number of people, they commit fraud because they have a financial need Cressey created the fraud triangle Cressey found both integrity and rationalization problems in fraudsters but concluded that rationalization was the greater weakness. Cressey concluded that opportunity such as weak internal controls led normally law-abiding persons to commit fraud acts.
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