The Best Way to Characterize the Role of Sherron Watkins

question 65

Multiple Choice

The best way to characterize the role of Sherron Watkins in the downfall of Enron is:

• A) She directed the internal auditors to examine numerous transactions that led to the discovery of the fraud
• B) She gave in to the pressure of Andy Fastow to go along with materially misstated financial statements
• C) She was sent to jail even though she cooperated with the government in its case against Enron
• D) She tried to alert Ken Lay about the accounting scandal at Enron

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