Pentagon model
Definition
An extension of the fraud diamond by Jonathan Marks (2011) that adds arrogance as a fifth element, describing individuals so confident in their superiority that they do not rationalise the fraud at all. Associated with large financial-statement misstatement cases involving senior executives.
Related terms
- Arrogance
- In the Pentagon model, the belief that normal rules do not apply to oneself. Arrogance replaces or bypasses rationalisation: the perpetrator does...
- Behavioural red flag
- An observable action or pattern that suggests elevated fraud risk by signalling pressure, rationalisation, arrogance, or capability. Examples include living beyond apparent...
- Capability
- In the fraud diamond, the personal attributes that allow an individual to execute a fraud: seniority and authority, knowledge of controls and...
- Fraud diamond
- Wolfe and Hermanson's 2004 extension of the fraud triangle that adds capability as a fourth condition. The model holds that pressure, opportunity,...
- MICE model
- A motivational taxonomy derived from counterintelligence practice: Money (financial gain or need), Ideology (loyalty, grievance, or belief), Coercion (external pressure or blackmail),...
Explained in
- The Fraud Diamond and Other Extended Fraud ModelsAn extension of the fraud diamond by Jonathan Marks (2011) that adds arrogance as a fifth element, describing individuals so confident in their superiority tha...