fraud cases Flashcards

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enron

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accounting fraud. “cooked the books” made their income look much higher than it was

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martha stewart

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insider trading. conspiracy and lying

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bernie madoff

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ponzi scheme. defrauding thousands of investors. “too good to be true”

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theranos

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wire fraud. fake demonstrations of the medical testing device to persuade them to invest in her company

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