Notable outcomesThe Enron scandal turned in the indictment and criminal conviction of one of the Big Five auditor Arthur Andersen on June 15‚ 2002. Although the conviction was overturned on May 31‚ 2005 by the Supreme Court of the United States‚ the firm ceased performing audits and is currently unwinding its business operations. On July 9‚ 2002 George W. Bush gave a speech about recent accounting scandals that had been uncovered. In spite of its stern tone‚ the speech did not focus on establishing
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Group 10 November 19‚ 2010 Members: AC 516 8:30-10:30 Alfie Mae Mañaul Sir Sevilla John Vershir Lumacang Agapito Yang The Rise and Fall of Enron As one of the world’s leading electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications and pulp and paper companies with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion in the year 2000‚ Enron should have not ignored the importance of transparency which gives assurance. Transparency is defined as the quality or state of being understood and
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Case 5-Martha Stewart: A Brand in Crisis 1. Stewart repeatedly denied any wrongdoing‚ despite the conviction and failed appeal‚ yet she still says she did nothing wrong. Is this the right strategy? Yes‚ admit your mistakes‚ learn from them and move on but don’t continue to make them over and over again. Stewart demoed that she engaged in any improper trading when she sold her shares of ImClone stock (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2007‚ page 345).Stewart claimed she had previously
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Assignment: The Enron and World Com Scandals ACC/260 September 17‚ 2010 Pp 106-107 1. Which segment of its operations got Enron into difficulties? The segment of operations that started the difficulties with Enron went back to the guarantee of loans in order to bridge financing with investments of an outside investor that was never found. Documents were later forced to be restated with activities of other companies that had to be consolidated into Enron’s accounts. 3. Did Enron’s directors
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References: Aguas de Barcelna (n.d.). Photo. Retrieved April 5‚ 2011 from www.conocerbarcelona.com Arthur Andersen Logo (2011) Associated Press (2007). Police want to charge Brandy for accident. Retrieved April 5‚ 2011 from www.today.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873126/ns/today-entertainment/ Bellis‚ M http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/air_bags.htm BBC
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Waste Management Scandal Dean Buntrock established Waste Management‚ Inc. in 1968. Its main purpose is to pick recycling and garbage up from residential housing and businesses. WM also disposes of the garbage in landfills. It has grown to be the largest garbage disposal company in the U.S. today. This company has managed to survive “one of the most egregious accounting frauds we have seen” said Thomas C. Newkirk of the SEC. This accounting scandal lasted from 1992 to 1997 and was the result
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questions about the viability of these contracts and their associated costs. Author Andersen provided both consulting and auditing services which created an inherent conflict of interest. On one hand‚ Andersen was auditing an Enron financial recording system and strategy based for the most part on the advice of its own consultants. Evidence eventually surfaced that some internal conflicts had arisen within Andersen about some of the “aggressive” accounting practices introduces by the Chief Financial
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committees initiated investigations‚ prosecutors brought criminal charges against Enron executives and their accountants for obstruction of justice and securities fraud‚ and institutional investors sued to recoup their losses. Some blamed Arthur Andersen‚ Enron’s accounting firm‚ for certifying financial statements that arguably had wrongfully concealed the company’s precarious financial situation; some blamed the board of directors for insufficient overnight. In December 2001‚ Enron’s applied bankruptcy
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Worldcom appeared to be a great success story. However‚ the success began to unravel with the accumulation of debt and expenses‚ the fall of the stock market‚ and long distance rates and revenue. It would take 2 years for the extent of these problems to become public‚ and accounting scandals like that of Worldcom would make history in the finance and telecommunication areas. While the intent is to make money to benefit a person or a group of people through illegal acts while disguising their illegal
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The fallout that accompanied the accounting scandals of the early 2000’s had an immediate impact on corporate business and accounting practices which is still being felt today. The collapse of Enron and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen‚ as well as the subsequent collapses of Worldcom and others have left a permanent mark on how corporate businesses and accounting firms are perceived and how they are regulated. It has also altered the experiences of students who are pursuing‚ or are considering
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