Using a search engine on the Internet, search for articles on fraud that occurred in 2000 to 2002 in the following companies:

Adelphia

Enron

Global Crossing

WorldCom

Xerox

Try to locate articles or information about stock prices, how the fraud was conducted. You might wish to look at the following websites: edgar.sec.gov,

Required:

A. Find information to help you complete the following table:

Compmy Name

Met
Description
a Fraud

Position of Those Conducting Fraud

Stock Price
When Fraud
Itia.s
Unmyered

Stock Price
One Year
Later

Shares
Outstanding

Loss to
Investors

Adelphia

Enron

Global Crossing

WorldCom

Xerox

B. Discuss the common characteristics that you see in each of these examples.