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<div class="fusion-text fusion-text-16"><p>In March of 2002, Adelphia was the 6<sup>th</sup> largest cable TV provider in the U.S. But then the company made one tiny financial disclosure and within 3 months it was bankrupt.  Shareholders filed lawsuits, the SEC alleged there was fraud, and executives went on trial.  What the heck happened?</p>
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Episode 2: Adelphia Communications

Scheme is a podcast about accounting fraud.  Not run-of-the-mill fraud like passing $200 of bad checks, but large-scale frauds involving millions of dollars that ruined people’s lives.  Each episode discusses how a fraud was carried out, and what we can learn from it.  Scheme is created and produced by Michael McLaughlin, an accounting professor and creator of Edspira.

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Scheme is a podcast about accounting fraud. Not run-of-the-mill fraud like passing $200 of bad checks, but large-scale frauds involving millions of dollars that ruined people’s lives. Each episode discusses how a fraud was carried out, and what we can learn from it. Scheme is created and produced by Michael McLaughlin, an accounting professor and creator of Edspira.

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