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

Enron scandal, series of events that resulted in the bankruptcy of the U.S. energy, commodities, and services company Enron Corporation in 2001 and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen LLP, which had been one of the largest auditing and accounting companies in the world.

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Dec 4, 2024 · Enron was an energy company that became the subject of one of the largest accounting frauds in U.S. history. The company used fraudulent accounting practices to inflate revenues and hide...

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 the five largest in the world.

Dec 3, 2024 · Enron used special-purpose vehicles to hide its debt and toxic assets from investors and creditors. The price of Enron’s shares went from $90.75 at its peak to $0.26 at bankruptcy.

Dec 3, 2024 · "Enron will focus on scalable, sustainable solutions, including investments in renewable energy infrastructure, cutting-edge energy storage and advanced power distribution systems," the statement...

The collapse of the energy company Enron in December 2001 precipitated what would become the most complex white-collar crime investigation in the FBI’s history.

Apr 5, 2021 · This spring marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the dramatic and cataclysmic demise of Enron Corp. A scandal of exceptional scope and impact, it was (at the time) the largest bankruptcy in American history.

Enron scandal - Accounting Fraud, Corporate Greed, Bankruptcy: Enron executives practiced mark-to-market accounting and special purpose entities (SPEs). Sherron Watkins warned of possible accounting scandals.