Case Paper: Ethics in Financial Reporting
Description
During the early 2000s, a number of accounting-related scandals cost investors billions. Here are some large scandalous examples. The Bernie Madoff scandal The Enron scandal The end of Lehman Brothers For this project, you can choose one from the three scandals above. In your paper, you should discuss the scandal you have chosen. Make sure you find out as much information about your company, topic, or individual as you can. Your discussion should include the following topics, at least. What the circumstances were, how the scandal was discovered, why the legislation was needed, tell any interesting facts that will bring the story to life. Who are the players? Do you think the outcome fits the crime or circumstances? Do you think the right people were brought to punishment? Did the legislation work? Were you able to find red flags that might have preceded the unethical behavior? What are the lasting implications of this situation? Who was hurt by the unethical behavior? Have fun with this and make it interesting! The paper should be at least 3 pages in length. Your sources cited page is in addition to the 3 pages. You will need to cite your sources (at least three), and you can format this any way you would like. You will submit your paper in PDF through Canvas. This paper is due Friday, November 13th.
