cook the books

Meaning

1. to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally

   His accountant had been cooking the books for years.

In the movies · 1

• He's the one that cooked the books.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

Learn it in full scenes

• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
  • Enron's Dabhol Plant in Ruins
  • Fastow Admits Both Sides
  • Skilling Loses It on the Call

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