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Re:Why I Did Not Go to Jail (2014) by speby on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @06:37PM (#18028214)
McKinsey wasn't their legal auditor, blessing their financial statements. That's like saying any management consultant or contractor at Enron at the time should be punished. That makes no sense.
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Re:Why I Did Not Go to Jail (2014) by nradov on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @07:04PM (#18028363)
McKinsey was far more than just a management consultant for Enron. They were deeply embedded in the decision making process and even if they didn't do anything outright criminal they certainly share moral responsibility for Enron's misdeeds.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/07/22/the-talent-myt...

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Re:Why I Did Not Go to Jail (2014) by Ntrails on Thursday September 20, 2018 @04:42AM (#18030719)
You're both right and wrong. The auditor has professional ethical and legal obligations. Clearly that is a special case of being particularly culpable.

However, everyone who knew what was happening and the scam being run should probably have been deemed complicit

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