David M. Shapiro

I am a Distinguished Lecturer, instructing in the fields of fraud examination, financial forensics, and inspection and oversight.

I am in the Department of Public Management, instructing in fraud examination, financial forensics, and inspection and oversight. I am the Coordinator of the Fraud Examination and Financial Forensics undergraduate programs. My interests are in fraud risk assessment, financial crime analysis, governance, and independent checks on performance.

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    David M. Shapiro replied to the topic Proposal to install spyware in university libraries in the forum Group logo of CUNY Technology GroupCUNY Technology Group 2 years, 4 months ago

    Indeed, what could be a better fit than neoliberal monetization and hi-tech surveillance?

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    David M. Shapiro's profile was updated 2 years, 8 months ago

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    David M. Shapiro joined the group Group logo of The Group for Group AdminsThe Group for Group Admins 6 years, 1 month ago

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Longevity, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 1 month ago

    Sometimes, you don’t get what you pay for: See FT of 1.27.17.

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Reputation and Image are not Character, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 1 month ago

    The FT of 1.27.17:
    “The probe is the latest in a series of scandals that have shattered Sweden’s squeaky clean image.”

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Blockchain, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 1 month ago

    Banks can replace staff with computers, and tech companies can enter banking. See FT, 1.17.2017.

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    David M. Shapiro's profile was updated 6 years, 2 months ago

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, The Counterintuitive and Fraud, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 6 months ago

    The following hypothetical separates the leaders from the followers: (From United States ex rel. O’Donnell v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.)

    “A simple hypothetical presents the central issue in this case. I […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Public Corruption and Bribery, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    From the South China Morning Post of August 12, 2016:
    “In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for real estate developer Ng Lap Seng said the case appeared intended to silence his advocacy for a […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Crimes against the Budget, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    Officially, the 2016 budget for the European Union is approximately 155bn (EUR). The fraud risk was estimated and quantified at 3bn (p. 4), which would be approximately 2% of the 2016 annual budget. Other […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, European Public Prosecutor's Office, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    From the Legislative Financial Statement (1.5.2) for the likely soon to be operational EPPO:
    “The added value of establishing a European Public Prosecutor’s Office is mainly to be found in the increased number of […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Machine Learning and Cui Bono, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    Immersed in instructing students how to learn, I forgot that machines learn. Next, I remembered that statistics may resemble GIGO (aka financial chicanery) and realized that remedial measures effectively used in […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Funding and Effects – Criminal Justice System, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    For a brief description of the problems, including assurance of protection of civil rights, see this missive from the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office on August 2, 2016. However, this is hardly a newly […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Conspiracy Theories and Polite Society, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    Per the electronic NYT of August 1, 2016:
    “The indictment (against Hi-Rise) does not address the long-held suspicion among many homeowners whose properties were battered by the storm that engineers, adjusters and […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Lehman Brothers – Revisited, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 7 months ago

    Hat tip to one of my students – Kimberly Chen – who alerted me to this July 25, 2016 article by Bloomberg. The article rests on an academic paper discoverable here. Essentially, the article contains arguments that […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Panama Papers – Revisited, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 8 months ago

    The Panama Papers investigation provides much (course) material, and its publishers are justifiably proud (e.g., see this TED talk). Using a grading rubric for some of my courses, I offer the following brief […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Financial Management and Accountability, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 8 months ago

    From Working Paper #51 by Aren, DeLuca, Ni, and Bates (Nov. 2015):
    “While most variation in district fiscal stress is explained by factors largely outside local decision-makers’ control, local decision-making d […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Vertical Prosecution, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 8 months ago

    The NYT and vertical prosecution from July 13, 2016:
    “…many see vertical prosecutions as an efficient management tool because when a prosecutor is heavily invested in a case, it is less likely to get overlooked […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, Arbitration Fairness, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 8 months ago

    Per the online NYT of July 13, 2016:
    “In arbitration, the rules tilt toward businesses, employment experts say. Instead of judges, cases are decided by arbitrators who sometimes consider the companies that […]

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    David M. Shapiro wrote a new post, The Public Prosecutor and Deliberated Decisions, on the site Inspection | Oversight | Fiscal Management 6 years, 8 months ago

    Per the Executive Summary of the U,S, House of Representatives on July 11, 2016:
    “Approximately three years after its initial inquiries, the Committee finally obtained copies of internal Treasury records showing […]

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