Case File
Fraud in Cyberspace
- The "Evil Genius"
- Barton Watson. The high-flying chairman of Cybernet. He had it all. Success. Money. Cars. By all outward appearances, Cybernet appears to be a successful company and Watson is living large.
- The Deception
- Cybernet seems to be thriving, but in reality, it's drowning in debt. To keep afloat, Cybernet inflates its financial reports to the banks to secure loans. Staff members become suspicious. One contacts the FBI.
- The Raid
- Federal agents raid Cybernet's headquarters. Watson's elaborate scam totals $120 million and leaves behind the shattered dreams of investors and employees. Cybernet executives face the music in court, but Watson determines is own tragic fate.
