WorldCom internal audit department

Target entity: WorldCom internal audit department
Context triple: [Cynthia Cooper, memberOf, WorldCom internal audit department]

• A. WorldCom accounting scandal
  The WorldCom accounting scandal was a massive early-2000s corporate fraud case in which the telecommunications giant inflated its earnings by billions of dollars, becoming one of the largest accounting scandals in U.S. history and helping spur major reforms in financial regulation.
• B. WorldCom, Inc.
  WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
• C. Adelphia Communications Corporation
  Adelphia Communications Corporation was a now-defunct American cable television company that became notorious for one of the largest corporate fraud scandals in U.S. history.
• D. Enron
  Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
• E. United States v. Bernard J. Ebbers
  United States v. Bernard J. Ebbers was the federal criminal case in which former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was prosecuted and convicted for orchestrating one of the largest accounting frauds in U.S. history.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: WorldCom internal audit department
Target entity description: The WorldCom internal audit department was the corporate unit responsible for reviewing the company’s financial practices and controls, ultimately uncovering one of the largest accounting frauds in U.S. history.

• A. WorldCom accounting scandal
  The WorldCom accounting scandal was a massive early-2000s corporate fraud case in which the telecommunications giant inflated its earnings by billions of dollars, becoming one of the largest accounting scandals in U.S. history and helping spur major reforms in financial regulation.
• B. WorldCom, Inc.
  WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
• C. Adelphia Communications Corporation
  Adelphia Communications Corporation was a now-defunct American cable television company that became notorious for one of the largest corporate fraud scandals in U.S. history.
• D. Enron
  Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
• E. United States v. Bernard J. Ebbers
  United States v. Bernard J. Ebbers was the federal criminal case in which former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was prosecuted and convicted for orchestrating one of the largest accounting frauds in U.S. history.
• F. None of above. chosen