Scott Sullivan
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Scott Sullivan is the former WorldCom chief financial officer who became a central figure in one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scott Sullivan canonical | 2 |
| Scott Sullivan – Chief Financial Officer | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business executive
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chief financial officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
corporate finance
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financial reporting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sarbanes–Oxley era corporate governance reforms (contextually)
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | investor losses related to misstated WorldCom financials ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy
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filing false statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ making false statements to auditors ⓘ securities fraud ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy
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filing false financial statements ⓘ securities fraud ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
U.S. Department of Justice
NERFINISHED
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federal prosecutors in the WorldCom case ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| education | studied accounting or finance (reported in media, exact institution not universally cited) ⓘ |
| employer |
MCI WorldCom
NERFINISHED
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WorldCom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
corporate officer
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financial executive ⓘ |
| industry |
accounting
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telecommunications ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
improper capitalization of expenses at WorldCom
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manipulation of WorldCom earnings reports ⓘ |
| knownFor | role in the WorldCom accounting fraud scandal ⓘ |
| legalAction | United States v. Scott Sullivan (criminal case related to WorldCom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | WorldCom bankruptcy following revelation of accounting fraud ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement in one of the largest accounting frauds in U.S. corporate history ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of WorldCom financial reporting prior to fraud revelation ⓘ |
| participantIn |
WorldCom accounting fraud
ⓘ
WorldCom scandal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Financial Officer of WorldCom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | key government witness in prosecutions related to the WorldCom scandal ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books and documentaries about the WorldCom scandal
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news coverage on corporate fraud and accounting scandals ⓘ |
| testifiedAgainst | Bernard Ebbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Clinton, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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WorldCom headquarters ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scott Sullivan – Chief Financial Officer