The document discusses several corporate ethics scandals in the early 2000s that eroded public trust in businesses. It led to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which aimed to improve financial disclosures, increase corporate responsibility and strengthen protections for whistleblowers and investors. However, more reforms were still needed to fully restore ethics and integrity in business practices.

1. Ethics and Morality in Business

2. Crisis Of Trust

4. TYCO CEO’s $6000 shower curtain Tyco probe may expand

5. TYCO CEO Arrrested $15000 Dog umbrella stand $14000 portable potty

9. Enron files for bankruptcy

12. ENRON WHISTLE BLOWER

13. ENRON WHISTLE BLOWER

15. ENRON WHISTLE BLOWER

16. Here comes the crook

18. Jeff,I heard You get vegetarian diet in the jail I hope my jail mate is not former TYCO CEO

19. Enron CFO I love 5 th amendment

20. Former Enron Exec Kopper to Plead Guilty Kopper admits to laundering and fraud, agrees to help Feds in case

22. Wow ! My boss made so much money - but won’t give me a 5% raise?

23. Yes - You did ! Andersen CEO Andersen Partner We did not ask him to shred

24. Yes ! I ordered the shredding

25. Andersen's Houston office

26. Worldcom to restate the numbers WorldCom facing world of obstacles WorldCom files for bankruptcy

28. EBBERS GETS 25 YEARS

29. EBBERS GETS 25 YEARS

30. Former WorldCom chief, 63 years-old, could spend the rest of his life in prison .

31. Scot Sullivan - Worldcom CFO

35. Worldcom Controller

40. Xerox was forced to restate earnings to reflect $1.4 billion less in pre-tax profits over the past five years as part of a settlement with the SEC which also included a $10 million penalty . More Accounting Woes For Xerox

41. Adelphia CEO arrested Adelphia Files Lawsuit Against John Rigas and Other Former Executives and Board Members of Adelphia

42. Adelphia CEO arrested

43. Like father - Like Son

45. Qwest to restate the numbers Federal regulators believe that Qwest Communications International Inc.’s disclosure late Sunday night that it improperly accounted for more than $1.1 billion of transactions during the past three years raises questions that need further investigation, according to people familiar with the matter SEC gets tough on Qwest accounting

46. When did Martha call the broker ? Martha’s broker blames his assistant

51. Lea Fastow enters prison Wife of ex-Enron CFO Andrew Fastow begins day one of one-year jail term Monday

53. Imclone CEO indicted Feds want Waksal behind bars In plea negotiations, prosecutors seek prison term of 7-to-10 years , indictments of family. July 30, 2002: 9:36 AM EDT NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Federal prosecutors have demanded during plea negotiations that former ImClone CEO Samuel Waksal serve a 7- to 10-year prison term for charges related to insider trading and are not willing to let his family members get off easy, a source close to the situation confirmed to CNN/Money Tuesday .

54. ImClone’s CEO Arrested

56. ImClone’s complex connections

58. Salomon telecom analyst Grubman quits Controversial Salomon Smith Barney telecommunications analyst Jack Grubman, once one of Wall Street's biggest stars and dealmakers, resigned Thursday. Grubman, the subject of congressional and regulatory probes, is the latest casualty of the telecom meltdown that has wiped out $2 trillion in shareholder wealth and sent once-soaring companies, such as WorldCom and Global Crossing, to bankruptcy court .

59. Too Close for Comfort GE's legendary former CEO Jack Welch kicks up a controversy over his affair with a journalist

60. Jack Welch’s perks after retirement The divorce papers filed by Welch's wife, Jane, detail his use of an $80,000 per month Manhattan apartment owned by the company, court-side seats to the New York Knicks and U.S. Open , seating at Wimbledon, box seats at Red Sox and Yankees baseball games, country club fees, security services, and restaurant bills ,

61. SEC probes Williams energy trading Inquiry into trading volumes, methods determining reserves Aug. 16 — Opening a fresh line of inquiry into Williams Cos., the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the energy concern for information about how it accounts for credit and “prudency” reserves associated with its trading business.

62. SEC Chief Vows Ongoing Audit Probe of Halliburton

63. SEC investigates Halliburton Now that President Bush has already told in public that SEC will clear Cheney – I wonder What else I can do! Harvey Pitt Chairman - SEC

64. Computer Associates' Sanjay Kumar Resigns Davide Dukcevich, 06.04.04, 1:00 PM ET NEW YORK - Tech giant Computer Associates (nyse: CA - news - people ) said that Chief Software Architect Sanjay Kumar will resign from the company as the firm tries to resolve a criminal investigation into its accounting . Computer Associates said it is committed to reaching a settlement of the government's probe as soon as possible, and that Kumar's decision to step down was made in that spirit. Kumar, who resigned as chairman and chief executive in April, will cease all involvement with the firm, effective immediately.

67. Senate passes fraud bill Fraud bill rushed through Congress

71. Average investor - Screwed

72. Corporate greed

73. Summer Of Mistrust Scamming CEOs have accomplished what Osama bin Laden could not – i.e. denting our spirit. Can anything restore our faith in the stock markets?

74. Many CEOs bend the rules (of golf) In that survey, commissioned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, 82 percent of 401 high-ranking corporate executives admit to being less than honest on the golf course

92. Jay Srinivasan h k n o u y QUESTIONS ?