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    Watergate Scandal

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    Before the summer of 1972‚ the word "Watergate" meant nothing more than an office and luxurious apartment complex in Washington‚ D.C. As a result of a "third-rate burglary" on June 17 of that year‚ it came to be associated with the greatest political scandal of that century and would change the lives of the many people involved — especially President Richard M. Nixon. While doing his rounds at the Watergate Hotel in the early morning of June 17‚ 1972‚ security guard Frank Wills found a door‚ located

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    Healthsouth

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    INTRODUCTION HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (HEALTHSOUTH) began its rise in 1984 when Richard Scrushy‚ Aaron Beam‚ and other close associates formed the HEALTHSOUTH Empire with venture capital from New Enterprise Associates of Baltimore. In the beginning‚ Richard Scrushy was the chief executive officer (CFO)‚ Aaron Beam was named the chief financial officer (CFO) and William Owen‚ an accountant from Ernst and Young‚ assumed the position of comptroller. HEALTHSOUTH went public in 1986 and began rapidly

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    these individuals to make the correct choices for we the people? On June 17‚ 1972 the faith and trust placed into President Nixon hands was abruptly taken away from him after the news of the Watergate Scandal that he was directly intertwined in. Watergate came to be known as the greatest political scandal in United States history to date.  It was not only a huge disappointment to the American people and the individuals who placed their faith and trust in him

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    Healthsouth

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    | HEALTHSOUTH | The Wagon To Disaster | | “HealthSouth: the Wagon to Disaster” Is a book written by Aaron Beam covering the rise‚ fall and repair to a monster health care company. Aaron was one of the founding members of HealthSouth. A main focus of “HealthSouth: The Wagon to Disaster” is the life‚ instructions and actions of Richard Scrushy. Richard was the founding leader of HealthSouth‚ and by the account of Aaron‚ Richard was also the origination of the downfall of

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    The Iran-Contra Scandal

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    The Iran Contra Affair Scandals‚ never really a matter but did this not mean that they were non-existent. Scandals do exist in the United States the biggest scandals are the one where everybody is involved I’m referring to the presidential scandals. Society took notice of how government was keeping information a secret. So U.S citizens dove in deeper to the political region to discover these unknown facts. Presidential scandals became more known after LBJ pentagon papers. Then suddenly Nixon’s

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    Enron and Worldcom Scandals

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    ENRON Q1. Summary of Enron Scandal. Enron‚ a Houston-based energy firm founded by Kenneth Lay‚ transformed itself into the world’s largest energy-trading company over its sixteen years of lifespan. In 2001‚ Enron was one of the world’s largest energy groups‚ operating mainly in the USA. Though Kenneth played a smaller role in management‚ following the takeover‚ he soon became chief executive officer (CEO) and moved the headquarters from Omaha to Houston. During 2001‚ it had become apparent

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    Watergate Scandal Analysis

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    A major event called‚ the Watergate Scandal occurred during this time period as well. This is known as a major political scandal that President Nixon attempted to cover up so the United States Congress decided to investigate. The Watergate Scandal led to a constitutional crisis since Nixon abused his power. The term Watergate came from the illegal activities done by Nixon’s administration like bugging the offices of his political opponents. After this scandal‚ Nixon resigned as President in August1974

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    The 10 Worst Corporate Accounting Scandals of All Time If there is one theme to rival terrorism for defining the last decade-and-a-half‚ it would have to be corporate greed and malfeasance. Many of the biggest corporate accounting scandals in history happened during that time. Here’s a chronological look back at some of the worst examples. Waste Management Scandal (1998) Company: Houston-based publicly traded waste management company What happened: Reported $1.7 billion in fake earnings. Main players:

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    Enron Scandal External

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    Enron Scandal Enron was able to successfully engage in fraudulent financial activities due to the failures of corporate governance practices in addition to other relevant factors. This paper will briefly cover some of these issues and offer suggestions for prevent similar future malpractice. External Corporate Governance The key external governance failures in the Enron Scandal involve oversights by regulators‚ creditors‚ auditors‚ and investors at large‚ with particular focus towards Enron’s ambiguous

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    Nowadays‚ accounting scandal or financial statement fraud has increasingly become a serious issue and it threatens to undermine the profession of accountants and auditing companies. Therefore‚ I think that this has affected the way future accountants view the importance of accounting principles‚ future accountants will tend to neglect and disregard accounting principles even more regarding the present accounting scandals. I plan to start my introduction by explaining briefly what accounting is and

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