A hand knocking over a line of dominos leading to a house of cards
The tough stock market will push some companies to paper over their weak performance by resorting to fraud.

Sam Bankman-Fried was just the start

Get ready for what will feel like an inescapable wave of corporate fraud.

With financial conditions tightening, the market is primed to put pressure on corporate balance sheets, tempting executives to cheat to meet Wall Street's expectations.