Article: West Virginia University to Teach Forensic Accounting with Companies' Books.

By Tara Tuckwiller, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 30--Starting this summer, graduate students at West Virginia University can learn how to bust white-collar criminals in a new program like none other in the country.

Forensic accounting -- detecting illegal financial dealings -- is nothing new. That's how federal investigators toppled Enron, WorldCom and other corporations.

Until recently, forensic accountants were simply regular accountants who learned their detective skills on the job. After Enron, several colleges developed courses in forensic accounting. But WVU is the first to teach its ...

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