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On May 31, 2005, in Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed Andersen's conviction because of errors in the trial judge's jury instructions. The Supreme Court held that the instructions were too vague to allow a jury to find that obstruction of justice had occurred.
The Enron scandal was a 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.
On June 15, 2002, Arthur Andersen was found guilty of shredding evidence and lost its license to engage in public accounting. Three years later, Andersen lawyers successfully persuaded the United States Supreme Court to unanimously overturn the obstruction of justice verdict on the basis of faulty jury instructions.
On January 17, 2002, Enron dismissed Arthur Andersen as its auditor, citing its accounting advice and the destruction of documents. Andersen countered that it had already ended its relationship with the company when Enron became bankrupt. Trials Enron
Aug 31, 2022 · In 2002, Arthur Andersen was convicted by a Houston jury of obstructing the government’s investigation into Enron and stopped auditing public companies on Aug. 31 of that year.
Jun 3, 2024 · Learn how Enron used mark-to-market accounting and special-purpose vehicles to hide its losses and inflate its profits. Find out how Arthur Andersen, Enron's accounting firm, failed to detect and report the fraud.
Aug 3, 2021 · Accountancy firm Arthur Andersen saw its reputation destroyed by the Enron scandal. In the UK, there was little or no reform in response to Enron. And according to Labour peer Prem Sikka,...
