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Case
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2011
(Revised from original 2009 version)
A Letter from Prison
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Eugene F. Soltes
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Abstract
Stephen Richards, the former global head of sales at Computer Associates, Inc. (CA), is serving a seven-year prison sentence for financial fraud. In the case, Richards responds to a number of questions about managerial responsibility and the manipulation of financial performance in a letter written to a graduate student.
Keywords: Accounting;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Corporate Accountability;
Managerial Roles;
Citation:
Soltes, Eugene F. "A Letter from Prison." Harvard Business School Case 110-045, March 2011. (Revised from original December 2009 version.)