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Conspiracy of Fools

Kurt Eichenwald

How did Enron, once Houston's proudest company, collapse into scandal and bankruptcy?

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Author
Kurt Eichenwald

Why read it

  • You will see how hidden partnerships were used to enrich insiders and deceive investors about the company's finances
  • You will learn how an obscure pipeline company became a politically connected energy giant in a few years, then collapsed into bankruptcy
  • You will recognize the warning sign when a leader dismisses short sellers and critical reporters as liars instead of answering them

Who it is for

  • Investor wanting to see how accounting fraud hides in plain sight
  • Finance or business student studying corporate scandals
  • Manager unsure whether to trust a rising company's numbers

Contents

  1. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  2. THE CAST OF CHARACTERS and Their Primary Roles
  3. WITH THE ENRON CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
  4. WITH ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
  5. WITH DYNEGY CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
  6. WITH MERRILL LYNCH & COMPANY
  7. WITH GREENWICH NATWEST, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, AND LONDON, ENGLAND
  8. WITH J. P. MORGAN CHASE
  9. WITH KYNIKOS ASSOCIATES
  10. THE OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVES
  11. WITH THE LAW FIRMS
  12. THE PRESIDENTS
  13. AT THE WHITE HOUSE OF GEORGE W. BUSH, WASHINGTON, D.C.
  14. AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
  15. AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D.C.
  16. AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, WASHINGTON, D.C.
  17. AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
  18. AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C.
  19. IN CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
  20. IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
  21. AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
  22. AT FORTUNE MAGAZINE
  23. OTHERS
  24. THE PRIMARY DEALS
  25. JEDI
  26. JEDI II
  27. CHEWCO
  28. LJM CAYMAN
  29. LJM2
  30. THE RAPTORS
  31. BRAVEHEART
  32. PROLOGUE
  33. BOOK ONE
  34. THE WINE OF ASPIRATION
  35. CHAPTER 1
  36. CHAPTER 2
  37. CHAPTER 3
  38. CHAPTER 4
  39. CHAPTER 5
  40. BOOK TWO
  41. RAPTORS
  42. CHAPTER 6
  43. CHAPTER 7
  44. CHAPTER 8
  45. CHAPTER 9
  46. CHAPTER 10
  47. CHAPTER 11
  48. CHAPTER 12
  49. CHAPTER 13
  50. BOOK THREE
  51. THE PROBABILITY OF RUIN
  52. CHAPTER 14
  53. CHAPTER 15
  54. CHAPTER 16
  55. CHAPTER 17
  56. CHAPTER 18
  57. BOOK FOUR
  58. SHATTERED
  59. CHAPTER 19
  60. CHAPTER 20

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