Self-Study Course Details
Course Description
WorldCom quickly went from a small unknown entity to a giant player in the telecommunications industry in the 1990's. The pressure from their aggressive growth strategy paved way to a massive accounting scandal that culminated in one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history. In this podcast episode, we will walk through the meteoric rise of WorldCom and the story of the employees who discovered an accounting fraud so large that it brought the whole company down.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the WorldCom company history and aggressive methods used to grow rapidly.
- Recognize the accounting tactics used by WorldCom senior management to produce fraudulent financial results.
Prerequisites
- None
Advanced Preparation
None
Author Details
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Matthew Briggson
Matthew Briggson is a certified public accountant in the State of Michigan and a co-founder of Encoursa LLC, a technology company offering continuing professional education courses to CPAs and other financial professionals. Before founding Encoursa, Matthew spent time in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Assurance Practice.
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