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Tag: Enron
Enron is Back, You Guys
On Monday, the 23rd anniversary of Enron filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Houston Chronicle […]
Supreme Court Justices Discuss Among Themselves If Sarbanes-Oxley Applies to Rioting
h/t to the tipster who sent this over and also totally made my day. I […]
Leslie Seidman Wants Everyone to Know That GE’s Financials Are A-OK
Remember Leslie Seidman, the former chairman of the FASB? Well, she is now, among other […]
Accounting Fraud Watch: GE Bigger Than Enron?, Brixmor Bad, SEC Piles On Power Solutions Execs
A certain report about General Electric caused quite the uproar yesterday. GE falls the most […]
Brother of Beloved Chicago Meteorologist Tom Skilling Is No Longer In Federal Custody
To me, WGN-TV in Chicago is synonymous with three things: the Chicago Cubs (sadly, only […]
Company Accused of Being ‘Pharmaceutical Enron’ Doesn’t Appreciate the Sentiment
When people ask, "Is so-and-so the next Enron?" they usually don't make a strong case […]
Deloitte Rules Chicago
And it's not even close! Over at Crain's, Claire Bushey reports on the pecking order […]
#TBT: The Op-Ed By Andersen’s CEO in the Wake of Enron’s Bankruptcy
Enron declared bankruptcy on December 2, 2001. Two days later, Andersen CEO Joe Berardino wrote an […]
Ex-Enron CFO Sorry About Sarbanes-Oxley, Guys
Enron's former CFO was at the University of New Mexico last week speaking about, well, […]
#TBT: That Time Conspiracy Theorists Insisted Enron Founder Ken Lay Faked His Death
Normally, having a heart attack is a terrible thing. As an old guy, it's near […]
How Regulators Are Like the Food Stamps of Professional Services
The other night I was listening to Episode #2 of the Thrivecast (which I highly recommend) with Jason Blumer and Greg […]