The Director of Information Technology for the city of Tampa, Florida formed a company to sell computer supplies and software. All purchases made on behalf of the City were made from her company. She was later charged with fraud for overcharging the City, but was not convicted by a jury. The control issue in this case arose because the Director had both and duties.

1. Recording

2. Authorization

Explanation:

Based on the scenario described above, it can be concluded that the control issue, in this case, arose because the Director had both RECORDING and AUTHORIZING duties.

This is because, for the Director of Information Technology for the city of Tampa, Florida not to have been convicted by a jury regardless of what she did, she must have followed the Segregation of Duties accordingly. This is a means of reducing the errors or fraudulent activities of employees.

And given she has a RECORD of transactions to prove her innocence and at the same time, she has AUTHORIZATION or the approval to supply the software, and hence, she is not guilty of the accusation.

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