Corporate corruption scandals roil the United States, dragging down with them the reputations of the major accounting firms that signed off on—or even designed—fraudulent financial practices. These global auditors were supposed to keep corporations honest. But a closer look at Switzerland, the birthplace of financial legerdemain, shows that accounting deceit is nothing new. Western financial managers cut their teeth designing systems… return to article
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Posted by BONNIE on Jan 10, 2005 at 11:05 PM 
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