Ethical Scandal Global Crossing

Ethical Scandal – Global crossing

Company

Went public allegations

Global

February

Crossing

(otc: 2002

GBLXQ - newspeople)

Engaged in network

capacity “swaps” with

other carriers to inflate

revenue; shredded

documents related to

accounting practices

Investigating

agencies

DOJ; SEC; various

congressional

committees

The research paper should use the following formatting guidelines:

 Single spaced, times new roman 12 pt. Font, 1-Inch margins (all 4

dimensions.)

 Body of paper should be 3-4 pages and address the following at a

minimum:

 What is the background or history of the scandal and how was it

uncovered?

 What are the ethical issues involved? Especially from an

accounting perspective.

 Who were the major participants and what were their roles?

 What was the final outcome, or if it is still pending, what is the

current status and what are the expected possible outcomes?

 What are the lessons learned from this scandal as they apply to

your future employment?

 Reference page citing all references used in the paper

 Suggest using either APA or Chicago B style

 Be sure you place exact quotes in quotation marks.