• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Enron is a pretty good one too

    My favorite conspiracy theory is that the NBA draft lottery is rigged. People always say “oh no it couldn’t possibly be rigged because it’s overseen by the accounting firm Ernst & Young”. It used to be overseen by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen until they got busted aiding and abetting the Enron scam.

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      When I was an accountant my shred box had “Arthur Andersen Audits, 2000-2004” on the front of it. Big laughs every time someone saw it