Celebrities
This celebrity served five months in federal prison for insider trading related to the sale of their ImClone Stock.
Who is Martha Stewart?
This U.S. president was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice related to an affair with a White House intern.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This accounting firm was fined 50 million in 2019 for auditors using inside information to cheat on internal training exams meant to reinforce professional work standards
Who is KPMG?
In 2017, this MLB team used a center field camera and trash can banging to steal signs, leading to a major scandal and suspensions for their manager and GM.
Who are the Houston Astros?
This major athletic company has been in the news repeatedly for their unethical sourcing practices. The company has also recently garnered attention for their classification of temporary workers as independent contractors for tax purposes. They face fines up to $530 Million.
Who is Nike?
This reality TV coach was sentenced to a year and one day in jail for concealing assets and failing to report international transactions while filing for bankruptcy.
Who is Abby Lee Miller?
A break-in and a cover-up. People associated with this president’s re-election campaign broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters to hide listening devices. The team then attempted to cover-up the break in.
Who was Richard Nixon?
This accounting firm managed and distributed the Oscar ballots and winner envelopes. However, in 2017, a partner mistakenly handed the wrong envelope to presenters, resulting in “La La Land” being incorrectly announced as Best Picture instead of the actual winner, “Moonlight.”
Who is PwC?
A feel good athletic story of an athlete that overcame cancer, who then experienced great success in his sport. The athlete became addicted to winning and would do whatever it takes to win. He is known for his admittance to using performance enhancing drugs on Oprah Winfrey’s show.
Who is Lance Armstrong?
This notable credit bureau company failed to protect their client’s sensitive data. The firm knew of a software vulnerability and failed to release a patch that would have protected the social security numbers of their customers. Customers may be entitled to a portion of the $425 million settlement.
Who is Equifax?
This male movie star faced nearly $6 million in unpaid taxes tot he IRS, leading him to sell multiple homes and valuable collectibles to cover his debts.
Who is Nicholas Cage?
This person led Tammany Hall, an organization during the Gilded Age that fixed elections and took bribes. This leader stole city funds worth over a billion dollars today.
Who was Wililam “Boss” Tweed?
This accounting firm failed to detect a $2.1 billion asset overstatement by one of their German fintech clients.
Who is EY?
This college football program received illegal funds from Nevin Shapiro. Shapiro was arrested for conducting a $930 million Ponzi scheme across the southeast. Hint: This team has been referred to as “convicts” before.
Who are the Miami Hurricanes?
The executives and high ranking officials of this company were accused of using money from investors to purchase international vacation homes, invest in other ventures, and donate the funds to local and national political campaigns.
Who is FTX?
This 90’s sitcom star was caught in a college admissions scandal in 2019. They paid $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted to USC as athletes on the crew team, even though neither daughter played the sport.
Who is Lori Laughlin?
This UK Prime Minister faced public outrage and investigations after hosting parties during COVID-19 lockdowns, while strict restrictions were in place for everyone else.
Who is Boris Johnson?
This accounting firm was sued by rapper Fat Joe in 2022, after he accused an employee of using his credit cards and personal accounts to withdraw thousands of dollars to pay personal expenditures.
Who is BDO?
An athlete ethic success story. This football player was committed to serving his country and gave up a career in the NFL to serve in the United States Armed Forces. This man valued respect among all people and fought for freedom. He was ultimately KIA.
Who was Pat Tillman?
This Houston based company is responsible for one of the biggest accounting fraud cases that has occurred. Members of this company cooked the books to the tune of $1.7 billion.
Who is Waste Management?