Videos, Interviews, & News Stories
1.) Click here for an America Greed Episode of the WorldCom fraud.
2.) Ethical Behavior presentation by Ernest and Young. In which EY explains how one compromise and pressure can lead to a slippery slope in the long run. It includes a interview with Myers which shows the pressure within Worldcom.
3.)Cynthia Cooper on CNBC talking about corporate greed and explaining how "you don't have to be a bad person to do the wrong thing." Most of the fraudsters were good people who fell into a slippery slope.
4.) Short video explaining how the fraud took place in the accounting of Worldcom.
5.) A synopsis of WorldCom's fraud, detailing a technical analysis of accounting maneuvers and the ethical implications for those involved. Includes SOX, IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice, and SEC document discussion.
6.) CNBC’s Power Lunch interviews former SEC attorney Christoper Bebel about Bernard Ebbers, the CEO of WorldCom, and found guilty of all charges of Conspiracy, Fraud and false SEC filings.
7-10.) Worldcom makes it onto The Daily Show, see the clip by clicking here for link one and here for link two. Along with with being featured on Dollars and Cents.
11.) Presentation about Cythia Cooper, the WorldCom whistleblower. Describes how the whistleblower followed the seven steps descried by Trevino and Nelson in Chapter 3 of Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How to do it Right.