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Enron and the Fall of Arthur Andersen ****

May 26th, 2006 · Enron's fall 2001 collapse wound up taking down the accounting firm Arthur Andersen, too. The firm was indicted for having approved Enron's books, and went out of business. Critics say the government should have indicted responsible individuals, rather than the entire firm.

Keywords: Enron · 2001 · Business · Andersen · Arthur · Arthur Andersen · collapse

SEC Shift, Arthur Andersen Reversal *

Jun 4th, 2005 · SEC Chairman William Donaldson's departure and the Supreme Court's reversal of the conviction of Enron accounting firm Arthur Andersen prompt observations on the status of corporate reform from New York Times columnist Joe Nocera.

Keywords: Enron · SEC · convicted · departure · corporate · New York Times · Supreme Court · Andersen · Arthur · Joe Nocera · SEC Chairman William Donaldson · Arthur Andersen

Roundtable: Andersen Ruling, Deep Throat, FMLA

Jun 1st, 2005 · Topics on Wednesday's roundtable include: the Supreme Court's overturning of the Arthur Andersen conviction for the accounting firm's role in the Enron scandal; the identity of "Deep Throat"; and the Family Medical Leave Act. Guests: E.R. Shipp, a columnist at the New York Daily News, Robert George, editorial writer at the New York Post, and George Curry, editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service.

Keywords: scandal · identity · Enron · convicted · Roundtable · editorial · Supreme Court · Writer · Andersen · Overturns · throat · New York Daily News

Court Ruling Little Comfort for Ex-Andersen Employees **

Jun 1st, 2005 · The U.S Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the conviction of accounting giant Arthur Andersen on an obstruction of justice charge. It's a victory for the company, which was destroyed by the scandal. But the decision comes too late for the thousands of employees who worked for the accounting firm.

Keywords: scandal · victory · company · convicted · destroyed · Justice · obstruction · Ruling · employees · comfort · Andersen · Overturns

Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction

May 31st, 2005 · The Supreme Court overturns the conviction of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The company had been convicted of instructing employees to shred documents, hindering an investigation of Andersen's role at Enron Corporation. Andersen said its officials had been reminding employees of the firm's policy of disposing of documents that are no longer needed.

Keywords: policy · company · convicted · Supreme Court · Supreme · employees · Disposal · instruction · Andersen · Overturns · Arthur · investigators

High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction

May 31st, 2005 · The Supreme Court unanimously reverses the conviction of accounting firm Arthur Andersen, ruling that jury instructions at trial were too vague and broad for jurors to be able to properly determine guilt.

Keywords: ruling · Trial · Jurors · convicted · jury · Supreme Court · Guilt · instruction · Andersen · Arthur · Arthur Andersen

Has Accounting World Changed Since Enron?

May 31st, 2005 · Michele Norris talks with Lynn Turner, former chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, about the accounting industry in a post- Sarbanes Oxley and Arthur Andersen accounting fraud world. Turner is currently the managing director of research at Glass, Lewis & Co, a financial research firm.

Keywords: director · manager · Michele Norris · world · Enron · financial · Fraud · Securities · Exchange Commission · industry · Lewis · research

High Court Reviews Arthur Andersen's Enron Conviction

Apr 27th, 2005 · The Supreme Court hears arguments in an Enron-related case. Enron Corporation's accounting firm Arthur Andersen was convicted in a lower court of witness tampering for instructing its employees about shredding documents.

Keywords: Enron · witness · convicted · Supreme Court · employees · instruction · Andersen · Arthur · tampered · Arthur Andersen · Enron Corporation · shredded

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