1. Enron Hearings Open, Focusing on Destroyed Papers.
- Author
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Oppel Jr., Richard A. and Labaton, Stephen
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UNITED States governmental investigations , *BUSINESS ethics , *BUSINESS & politics , *ACCOUNTING - Abstract
Discusses the hearing before a United States House subcommittee into the collapse of Enron Corporation, including evidence that the company's auditors, Arthur Andersen, destroyed documents knowing they might be relevant to investigations. Refusal of David B. Duncan, an Andersen partner, to testify; Mounting impact on Washington of Enron's fall and how Enron's fortunes have intersected with politics; Comments of Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and others.
- Published
- 2002