Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time.

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Recent research reveals that financial fraud is responsible for a staggering yearly loss of about $4.2 trillion for companies globally. Furthermore, according to Statista, global e-Commerce losses ...