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Maria Messina Fraud Case

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Maria Messina felt that she had connections to both Livent and Deloitte, and these ties would be harmed whichever way that she reported the wrong doings in the bookkeeping or the audit process. Regardless of what she believed, Messina was to blame since she knew about it on the Livent section and she knew what was wrong on the Deloitte section. Whichever way she looked, Messina felt that she had some piece of obligation regarding detailing the fraudulent activities of Livent and Deloitte. After finding the fraud, one must report them and change the methods for the how they are displaying the fraud. Unmistakably, she knew there was fraud occurring and she could have done significantly more to help settle the circumstances and clear things

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