The Great Shredding: Arthur Andersen Destroys the Evidence
On October 12, 2001, Arthur Andersen's legal counsel told employees to destroy all Enron files. The firm shredded 1 ton of documents in a single day and continued around the clock until November 8. The revelation that Enron's own auditors were destroying evidence was the moment the SEC finally stepped in — and the firm that had survived for over 80 years was finished.
