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THE ENRON SCANDAL Jing Li Chrissie Parsons Holy Moye Charles Rollins
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THE ENRON SCANDAL

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THE ENRON SCANDAL. Jing Li Chrissie Parsons Holy Moye Charles Rollins. BACKGROUND. Texas-based pipeline company formed in 1985. One of America’s largest energy companies From 1996 and 2000 , revenues increased by more than 750%. Scandal revealed in 2001. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: THE ENRON SCANDAL

THE ENRON SCANDALJing Li

Chrissie Parsons

Holy MoyeCharles Rollins

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BACKGROUND

• Texas-based pipeline company formed in 1985.

• One of America’s largest energy companies

• From 1996 and 2000, revenues increased by more than 750%.

• Scandal revealed in 2001.• Stock price fell from $90 per share to

less than $1

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KEY PLAYERS

• Kenneth Lay – Chairman and CEO• Jeffrey Skilling – COO, then CEO• Andrew Fastow - CFO • Rick Causey - CAO• Other Executives

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HOW WAS THE FRAUD PERPETRATED?• Poor corporate governance• Fraudulent accounting and unethical behavior

Inflated assets and profits Understated liabilities and losses

• Audit failure

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HOW WAS THE FRAUD CONCEALED?• Arthur Andersen• Deceptive transactions• Creative accounting

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HOW WAS THE FRAUD DETECTED?• Sherron Watkins• Raptor losses• spotty cash flow

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HOW WAS THE FRAUD DETECTED?• Revenue growth report• Stock prices

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FRAUD PREVENTION

• Code of Ethics• Ethical Environment• Ethical Management

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FRAUD PREVENTION

• Conflict of Interest• Acted as “Auditor & Consulant”• Mark to Market Accounting

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THE IMPACT

• Bankruptcy of Enron• Dissolution of the Arthur Andersen accounting

firm • Employees and shareholders lost billions in

pensions and stock prices• 20,000 employees lost their jobs and health

insurance• Changes in corporate governance• Sarbanes-Oxley legislation

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SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

• Passed in response to recent accounting scandals

• Anti-fraud legislation• Aimed to protect investors• Corporate accountability• New financial reporting responsibilities

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