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Describe the auditor's responsibility for discovering illegal acts.

The auditor needs to thoroughly examine as to whether or not either direct or indirect acts have either taken place, or have a high probability of taking place based on the control environment. If it is determined through observation and specific evaluation that the internal control environment has multiple weaknesses, and/or if the control environment is ...

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