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WorldCom Accounting Manipulation

CEO Bernie Ebbers orchestrated $11 billion in fraudulent accounting entries, inflating WorldCom’s earnings to mask operating losses. This stands as the then-largest U.S. bankruptcy, surpassing Enron’s $63.4 billion filing just months earlier. Ebbers received a 25-year prison sentence, making it one of the few cases where a CEO served nearly a full term.

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