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ENRON and Marlowe's The Jew of Malta: When Greed Had a FaceRecently, we have seen portraits of greed in the fallen ENRON Corporation, particularly Ken Lay, and Jeff Skilling. The portrayals of greed in 16th century literature provided an outlet for the have-nots of society, just as ENRON has done today.
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The Enron Loophole: An Orgy of Speculation and the High Price of OilThis story describes the role the Enron Loophole is being used to add as much $1.60 in speculative cost to the price of a gallon of gasoline as as much as $90 to the price of a barrel of oil.
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Documentary Review: Alex Gibney's Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomAfter watching Alex Gibney's new documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, one feels the distinct urge to shower. But the grime of white-collar greed, shocking government complicity, and the inherent flaws in our economic system can't be washed.
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Fraud and Disgrace, the Death of Enron's Leader and the American DreamKenneth Lay exemplified the American Dream. With a turn of events, Lay and other Enron executive crushed the American Dream with fraud and deception. Was he trying to save his dream and got entangled in fraud and conspiracy?
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Post-Enron Regulation of the Energy IndustryIn the aftermath of "Enron", the question arises as to whether this debacle is proof of the need for more regulation of the energy industry?
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The Banksters Take a Page from EnronTragedy is turning into farce as the real intent of the bank rescue plan becomes apparent. Geithner and the banksters have adopted the playbook of a true fraud-and-deceit all-star: Enron.
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Enron's Jeffrey Skilling Conviction: Was 24 Years Too Many?At Enron, more than 21,000 employees lost their jobs and pensions and investments. Jeffrey Skilling received 24 years in jail for his role. Was that too many?
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Enron!: The MusicalThe events surrounding the Enron scandal sound like they have the makings of a gripping theater drama when, in fact, they make a snappy musical.
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Enron's Story of Corporate Crime: Organizational Culture, Beliefs, Motives, and IncentivesThe Enron scandal arose due to an intricate system of deviance from the top management down to the market traders and in other places throughout the company.
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The Enron Success and FailureThe Enron Success and Failure
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Abdication of Ethics at EnronAlthough many have blamed the leaders at Enron, such as Ken Lay and Jeffery Skilling, the truth is that the Enron meltdown, much like the current banking crisis, was caused by failures in ethics throughout the system.
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Documentary Review - Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)The documentary enfolds for us the lengths to which the company went in order to appear incredibly profitable. The film is based on the book by Fortune Magazine reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. -
How the Enron Scandal Continues to Wreck HavocThe Sarbanes Oxley Act was passed in direct response to the Enron scandal so by tracing the intervening sequelae of that rather infamous scandal we can see that the results of the Mazars survey can then be traced to Enron fallout.
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Deceit & Greed at EnronA look at some of the activities that not only caused the massive fraud and collapse of Enron, but the consequences to employees and staff
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Giant Enron Scam on Wall Street Creates Magic Pixie Dust MoneyAttempts to fix the blame for the banking crisis.. The facts seem to suggest that Banks may have engaged in Enron Style fraud on a massive scale though out the industry.
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Everything You Want to Know About the Enron ScandalIn 2001, the nation was rocked by the collapse of Enron, a multibillion dollar corporation that employed thousands of people and had affiliations right up to and including The White House itself. In this paper, these issues will be examined.
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The Enron Scandal: the Crime, Scandal, Tragedy, and Controversy of the CenturyThis paper discusses not only how the Enron Scandal turned out to be one of the biggest white collar crimes in American history, but also how the lives of ordinary Americans, the entire New York Stock Exchange, and the Accounting/Legal professions were affected.
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Three Former British Bankers Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud in Enron CaseAccording to a recent press release by the United States Department of Justice, the Enron Case continues. Today, November 18th, 2007, three former British bankers plead guilty to wire fraud related to the Enron case.
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The Enron ScandalA summary of the Enron Scandal and its major players.
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomIf you want a quick and dirty explanation of what happened at Enron, watch this movie! -
The Fall of EnronEnron Background "Enron Corp. began as a merger of two Houston pipeline companies in 1985." After the deregulation of the electrical power markets took effect in 1988, the company defined its business from "energy delivery" to "energy broker".
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Castles Made of Sugar in the Sky ! Enron All Over Again, Lets Blame Lawyers, Accountants and the MBAs. No Pass for the Lawyers This Time!Reading financial statements , one is generally supposed to trust the financial data. Now after the near half a trillion dollar Lehman bankruptcy with more losses coming into the trillions of dollars. It looks as if the books have been cooked again. '
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The Enron-esque Fall of SemGroupWhile other failing corporate powerhouses have received massive coverage and while the government and media outlets debate the best way to solve the current energy crisis, this near demise of this Tulsa-based energy company has gone virtually unnoticed.
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Retirement Plans in the Wake of EnronCan you trust others to safeguard your future? The answer seems to be a resounding no. To make your future a safe one, begin now to take it upon yourself to learn all about retirement plans.
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"Enron" by Lucy PrebbleInformative, entertaining and frustrating, you'll find yourself laughing with disgust at big business. -
Wall Street's Major Investment Houses Suddenly Look like Enron Scam!Buffet said that when the tide goes out you see who is swimming naked. Wall Street looks worse than that now. It looks like they were kiting derivatives of derivatives. Their real investment capital turns out to be Thousands of MBA chuffed shirts .
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After the Enron Bankruptcy: The U.S. House Legislative Process of Three Bills Designed to Protect Employees Investments and Retirement AssetsThis paper will examine the legislative process The Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001, H.R. 2269, The Employee Pension Freedom Act of 2002, H.R. 3657, and the Pension Security Act of 2002, H.R. 3762, went through in the House of Representatives.
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Motorola, Cisco and Enron Investors Await Supreme Court HearingOverview of the US Supreme Court case being heard October 9, 2007 on the ability of shareholders to recover damages from third parties accused of aiding in suspect business schemes.
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Bigger Than Enron? There's a New Corporate Scandal BrewingThis corporate scandal has been flying largely under the radar of public awareness. Illegal stock option backdating has led to corporate scandal so widespread that 130 companies are now under investigation.
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The Arrogance at Enron and the Issue of Punishing Ethical Lapses by CorporationsFining a company for acting unethically isn't going to stop them. The people at the top must be made to feel the pain and the company must be made to enact restitutions that are socially equitable to their crimes.
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Enron Victims Appeal Personally to President BushThe Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to support the victims in bringing lawsuits.
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Corporate Ethical LapsesEnron, Worldcom- these qand other modern corporations have ethical problems resulting in jail time for its executive and denucniation by federal regulators, employees and the public
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How to Tell If You Have Been Taken by a Con ArtistSuddenly All of Wall Street looks as if a few highly placed con artists ripped off the entire system. Look to be at least a 1000 times bigger than the Enron Fraud. Good guys are failing while bad ones get saved. It is a typical con job gone mad on an unprecedented scale.
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Three Reasons Why People Dislike Business PeopleIn the Enron era, businessmen are crooks, big business is evil, and many of our television pundits are somewhat opposed to capitalism, so it is no wonder that people dislike business people.
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BP, Goldman Sachs, Enron and MadoffThe only difference is in the details.
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Get Thee to ItalyIt was "aught two" and I had just been laid off from Arthur Andersen after the Enron tornado had swept through the company, leaving its path of destruction. I was now unemployed, and my good friend Matt was in Florence studying at a culinary school.
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Cashing in on EthicsThe top dogs in Enron may have made a lot of money by being unethical but they have tarnished their reputation and the image of the company for life. Establishing a code of ethics is not only the right thing to do, but can also increase profits! -
The Dramatic Changes in Corporate GovernanceThe focus of this paper will be the fact that the world is converging on the American system of corporate governance as well as some of the implications of that practice.
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Californians to Be Scam VictimsCalifornians are set to be victims of the global warming scam started by Enron in the 90's. Science disproved claims about CO2 causing global warming long ago.
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Shoot the Messenger?What if you had worked at Enron and could have stopped hundreds of retirees from losing everything they owned? Would you feel more compelled to act if some of those retirees were your parents?
