In The Media
- Fun with Dick and Jane, starring Jim Carrey: The closing credits begin with a Special Thanks To list, naming executives at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Adelphia, ImClone Systems, Arthur Andersen, Cendant and HealthSouth. The character Jack McCallister (played by Alec Baldwin) was based on real-life WorldCom CEO, "Bernie" Ebbers (see above).
- The Other Guys: Will Ferrel's character says to a SEC employee, "From everything I've heard, you guys are the best at these types of investigations... Outside of Enron... and AIG; and Bernie Madoff; WorldCom, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers..."
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