This is when the trouble began for WorldCom. Wall Street reacted to this sudden dip in these industries, and stock prices began to fall. In order to keep the faith of investors and to keep earnings from falling drastically, WorldCom began to commit fraudulent financial reporting. It was around this time, late 1999, when executives at WorldCom began to get involved in practices that were in violation to generally accepted accounting principles...
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It was around this time, late 1999, when executives at WorldCom began to get involved in practices that were in violation to generally accepted accounting principles. The accounting fraud at WorldCom was perpetrated by a number of high ranking executives, many of whom were in charge of accounting. At the forefront of the fraud was CEO and founder Bernard Ebbers...
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