Former WorldCom chief charged with fraud
WorldCom's top executives were charged with the largest corporate accounting fraud in US history after a two year investigation into the telecom group's $180bn collapse. 16.25 | Read  |  |
MCI takes AT&T; step to recovery
MCI said it had reached an out-of-court settlement with AT&T; over allegations that it had re-routed long distance calls to reduce the charges it paid to rivals. 18.11 | Read | |
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| Bernie Ebbers: Before the fall
As investigators delve into the demise of the telecom trailblazer, a two-part FT analysis traces the US's biggest-ever bankruptcy back to its founder's early days. | Read | | | |
| Bernie's undoing: how the deals ran out
Bernie Ebbers had an insatiable appetite for acquisitions. But, when regulators called a halt to the 15-year spree, WorldCom's efforts to maintain momentum grew desperate. | Read | | | |
| | Focus | | | The man at the top
Bernie Ebbers, founder and former chief executive of WorldCom, was known as an arch micro-manager. But there are divergent views over the role he played in the company's collapse. | Read |
| | | | Cynthia Cooper | | | The woman who brought WorldCom's men to book
Cynthia Cooper, the obscure internal auditor who had spent much of her time working on projects to boost efficiency at WorldCom, was shaken up when she turned up a staggering $3.8bn (£2.5bn ) fraud. | Read |
| | | | FT special investigation | | | Barons of bankruptcy
An FT investigation has found that the top management of the 25 biggest recent US corporate collapses amassed $3.3bn from share sales, payoffs and other rewards. Our special report examines who they are, how they did it, and what lessons can be learnt. | Read |
| | | | Paul Sarbanes | | | King of corporate reform
After five months of hearings, brinkmanship and manoeuvring, Paul Sarbanes emerged as the king of corporate reform, ushering in arguably the most significant changes in the way US companies do business since the wave of legislation passed during the Depression. | Read |
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