{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a24720b250fa4918b1f9c64/6a26880b48dd4e9689899604?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 1: The First Clean Lie","description":"In the beginning, Enron did not look like a crime scene. It looked like the future. But hidden inside that rise was a small, clean lie. And once that lie worked, the rest became possible.\r\n\r\nIn the late nineteen eighties, Enron still fit the old picture of an energy company. It had pipes, contracts, and a business tied to natural gas. Then deregulation changed everything. Markets opened. Traders gained influence. Wall Street began rewarding speed, sophistication, and the promise of cleverness.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/enron","author_name":"The Archive Network"}