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Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Historical image related to Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. from December 2, 2001

Enron

Defunct American energy company

Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was led by Kenneth Lay and developed in 1985 via a merger between Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both relatively small regional companies at the time of the merger.…
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Enron scandal

2001 accounting scandal

The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal sparked by American energy company Enron Corporation filing for bankruptcy after news of widespread internal fraud became public in October 2001, which led to the dissolution of its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen, previously one of…
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