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Some years ago, Starbucks Corporation accused an employee and her husband of embezzling $3.7 milion by billing the company for services from a fictitious consulting firm. The couple created a phony company called RAD Services Inc. and charged Starbucks for work they never provided.. The employee worked in Starbuck's Information Technology Department. RAD Services Inc. charged Starbucks as much as $429,800 for consulting services in a single week. For such a fraud to have taken place, certain control activities were likely not implemented. Identify and describe these activities.

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