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New York Times
Report Compares San Diego Pension Fund Scandal to Enron
Los Angeles Times, CA - 37
... blames San Diego's pension fund debacle on mismanagement and illegal financial manipulations that recall the fiscal crises of Orange County and Enron Corp. ...
San Diego Broke Laws in Pension Crisis, Panel Says New York Times
San Diego engaged in reckless fiscal mismanagement, report says San Jose Mercury News
$20 Million Audit Report Slams City Officials NBC Sandiego.com
KVOA.com - KESQ - all 117 related
(2006-08-09 07:01:00 GMT)


British banker questioned over Enron scandal found dead; 3 others ...
CBC News, Canada - Jul 12, 2006
LONDON (AP) - A British banker who was questioned by US authorities in connection with the Enron scandal has been found dead, British media said Wednesday. ...
(2006-07-12 20:55:00 GMT)


UK Ex-Bankers Must Stay in US Through Enron Trial (Update2)
Bloomberg - Jul 21, 2006
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Three British former bankers accused of fraud in an Enron Corp. transaction must stay in the US through their trial, a judge ruled. ...
(2006-07-21 16:27:00 GMT)


Enron Founder's Memorial Draws Crowd
ABC News - Jul 12, 2006
A program is shown outside the First United Methodist Church for a second memorial service for Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay Wednesday ...
(2006-07-12 19:16:00 GMT)


Barclays in clear over Enron
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Jul 21, 2006
A UNITED States court has dismissed claims against Barclays in a multi-billion dollar law suit filed by Enron shareholders against banks that worked with the ...
(2006-07-21 12:54:00 GMT)


Enron victims can testify, judge says
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jul 30, 2006
Victims of the Enron Corp. collapse can tell the judge what punishment they think Andrew Fastow deserves at a public session just ...
(2006-07-30 09:23:00 GMT)


US energy sector shakes off Enron's legacy
MSN Money - Aug 2, 2006
Five years after Enron's collapse pushed the US merchant energy sector into a crisis of confidence, the companies that emerged from the wreckage are shifting ...
(2006-08-02 22:43:00 GMT)


UK Enron bankers seek delay in US trial to allow search for new ...
JURIST - Jul 31, 2006
[JURIST] Two British men who face fraud charges in the US related to the Enron scandal [JURIST news archive] are searching for new lawyers, according to papers ...
(2006-08-01 01:58:00 GMT)


British man facing Enron charges accuses govt of abandonment
Zee News, India - Jul 24, 2006
London, July 25: One of three British bankers extradited to the United States to face Enron-related fraud charges has accused the British government of ...
(2006-07-25 05:48:00 GMT)


Fraud convictions of 4 ex-Merrill Lynch Enron case figures ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - Aug 3, 2006
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins. HOUSTON — Four former Merrill Lynch & Co. bankers won reversal of fraud convictions for helping inflate Enron Corp. ...
(2006-08-03 09:06:00 GMT)


Barclays Free of Enron-Related Claims
CFO.com Magazine, NY - Jul 24, 2006
The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas has dismissed claims against Barclays Plc in the Enron class action, the bank reported. ...
(2006-07-24 07:21:00 GMT)


Barclays win cuts Enron exposure
Times Online, UK - Jul 21, 2006
Barclays has scored a significant victory in a legal battle over its role in the collapse of Enron, the American energy giant, after a US court threw out ...
(2006-07-21 13:34:00 GMT)


British bankers arrive to face Enron-related charges
Ireland Online, Ireland - Jul 14, 2006
Three British bankers arrived at the federal courthouse in Houston today to face Enron Corp.-related charges filed more than four years ago, having lost a ...
(2006-07-14 15:18:00 GMT)


UK Bankers Plead Not Guilty to Enron Fraud Charges (Update3)
Bloomberg - Jul 14, 2006
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Three ex-British bankers pleaded not guilty to fraud charges related to a deal with bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-14 21:49:00 GMT)


Request for Enron Broadband retrial rejected
Houston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour ago
A federal judge has turned down a request for a new trial by a former executive of Enron's Internet unit who claimed jurors pressured one another and swapped ...
(2006-08-09 05:48:00 GMT)



Carlisle Sentinel
Enron task force has spotty record
BusinessWeek - Aug 6, 2006
More than two months after winning convictions against Enron Corp. ... executives who participated in a sham 1999 deal that allowed Enron to book bogus profits. ...
Those involved in the Enron scandal BusinessWeek
Gov‘t. Enron trial record is spotty Sky Valley Journal
Government's Enron trial record is spotty KLTV
Kansas City Star - all 132 related
(2006-08-06 19:05:00 GMT)


Enron bankers acquitted of fraud
Bobsguide, UK - Aug 3, 2006
Four former investment bankers have had their fraud convictions reversed by a federal appeals court in New Orleans over their alleged roles in the Enron scandal ...
(2006-08-03 17:00:00 GMT)



New York Times
San Diego Broke Laws in Pension Crisis, Panel Says
New York Times, United States - 16
... by the private sector in recent years, as American business has sought to restore confidence in the wake of big accounting scandals at Enron and other companies ...
San Diego engaged in reckless fiscal mismanagement, report says San Jose Mercury News
$20 Million Audit Report Slams City Officials NBC Sandiego.com
Report says San Diego deliberately mismanaged finances for years KESQ
KVOA.com - Bloomberg - all 114 related
(2006-08-09 05:38:00 GMT)


How to Avoid the Next Enron
Motley Fool - Jul 14, 2006
Because in the aftermath of the scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM), Congress passed new laws, funded new corporate governance watchdogs ...
(2006-07-14 14:31:00 GMT)


Minimizing the Enron Fallout It's an apolitical, bipartisan ...
FAIR - Aug 7, 2006
The rapid demise of energy giant Enron is being called the largest corporate bankruptcy in modern American history. Stories of workers ...
(2006-08-07 07:02:00 GMT)


UK Bankers Plead Not Guilty to Enron Fraud Charges (Update2)
Bloomberg - Jul 14, 2006
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Three former British bankers pleaded not guilty to fraud charges related to bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-14 21:04:00 GMT)


Pension Protection Act passes
Brewton Standard, United States - 21
... The fraud at companies such as Enron, WorldCom, Inc., Tyco, and HealthSouth cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in pensions and retirement savings. ...
(2006-08-09 05:33:00 GMT)


Former Merrill Lynch Execs' Enron Convictions Overturned
All Headline News - Aug 3, 2006
... has overturned the convictions of conspiracy and wire fraud charged against four former Merrill Lynch executives found guilty of increasing Enron's earnings in ...
(2006-08-03 09:52:00 GMT)



Carlisle Sentinel
Government's Enron trial record is spotty
KLTV, TX - 19
HOUSTON More than two months have passed since federal prosecutors won convictions against Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. ...
Those involved in the Enron scandal BusinessWeek
Enron task force has spotty record BusinessWeek
Gov‘t. Enron trial record is spotty Sky Valley Journal
Kansas City Star - Cincinnati Post - all 132 related
(2006-08-07 10:40:00 GMT)


Barclays cleared over Enron
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Jul 21, 2006
BARCLAYS said yesterday a US court had thrown out claims against the bank in a class-action lawsuit linked to the collapse of oil giant Enron. ...
(2006-07-22 03:27:00 GMT)


Judge rejects Skilling's request to void Enron convictions
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Jul 26, 2006
HOUSTON — A judge on Tuesday summarily rejected former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling's request to overturn his convictions of fraud, conspiracy and ...
(2006-07-26 10:23:00 GMT)


Ahrens On The Enron Trial
mediabistro.com, NY - Jul 27, 2006
Ahrens got a taste of doing both at the same time while covering the recent Enron trial in Houston for the Post, and suggests that the news blog, which he sees ...
(2006-07-27 19:13:00 GMT)


Hollywood starts to realize that Mark Cuban was right
/FILM, MA - 9
Cuban tried the new model with varied success with a couple of the independent movies on his Magnolia Pictures label (which included Enron: The Smartest Guys ...
(2006-08-08 11:14:00 GMT)



Carlisle Sentinel
Those involved in the Enron scandal
BusinessWeek - Aug 6, 2006
AUG. 6 3:05 PM ET Here is a list of the people charged in connection with the Enron scandal since it erupted in December 2001, and the status of their cases: ...
Enron task force has spotty record BusinessWeek
Gov‘t. Enron trial record is spotty Sky Valley Journal
Government's Enron trial record is spotty KLTV
Kansas City Star - all 132 related
(2006-08-06 19:12:00 GMT)


US court overturns convictions in Enron case
Reuters - Aug 1, 2006
... court has overturned most of the convictions against four former Merrill Lynch (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) bankers concerning a bogus deal with Enron Corp ...
(2006-08-02 06:02:00 GMT)


Harvard Hijacked
Conspiracy Planet - 14
... students and alumni at Harvard has done an outstanding job of illuminating Harvard tax-exempt investment activities in connection with Harken, Enron and Russia ...
(2006-08-07 18:05:00 GMT)


UK banker questioned in Enron scandal found dead
International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 12, 2006
LONDON A British banker who provided evidence to the FBI about Enron-related transactions has been found dead in an East London park, just days before the ...
(2006-07-12 22:49:00 GMT)


Enron: 'NatWest 3' seek UK return
CNN International - Jul 21, 2006
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Three British bankers charged with fraud for their alleged roles in an Enron scheme hope a judge will allow them to return to London on ...
(2006-07-21 13:30:00 GMT)


Body may be linked to Enron collapse
Reuters.uk, UK - Jul 12, 2006
... Reuters) - Police said on Wednesday they had found the body of a man who may be linked to investigations into collapsed energy trading giant Enron which have ...
(2006-07-12 13:04:00 GMT)


UK bankers land in Houston to face Enron charges
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - Jul 13, 2006
... to Houston on Thursday to face criminal fraud charges of cheating a British bank out of millions of dollars in a deal with collapsed energy giant Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-14 06:43:00 GMT)


British Bankers in Houston in Enron Case
CBS News - Jul 14, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS AP Business Writer. (AP) Three British bankers arrived at the federal courthouse in Houston on Friday to face Enron Corp.-related charges after ...
(2006-07-14 17:08:00 GMT)


NatWest 3 land in Texas in Enron charges
Life Style Extra, UK - Jul 13, 2006
HOUSTON (AFX) - Three British bankers were extradited to Texas on Thursday to face Enron Corp.-related charges filed more than four years ago in a case that ...
(2006-07-13 23:01:00 GMT)


Brit bankers in Enron case seek lawyers
BusinessWeek - Jul 31, 2006
31 3:22 PM ET Two of the three British ex-bankers facing Enron-related fraud charges are seeking new lawyers and the trio won't be ready for trial in September ...
(2006-07-31 23:10:00 GMT)


UK Bankers Plead Not Guilty to Enron Fraud Charges (Update1)
Bloomberg - Jul 14, 2006
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Three British bankers pleaded not guilty to fraud charges related to bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp. They ...
(2006-07-14 20:22:00 GMT)


A happy ending to an Enron story
Houston Chronicle, United States - Aug 4, 2006
Last night, I got an email from Richard Barrett, who's worked for Florida Gas Transmission Co., which Enron owned, for 30 years. ...
(2006-08-04 15:04:00 GMT)


Didn't the collapse of Enron solve California's electricity ...
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jul 26, 2006
Apparently not. While some people suspect that the failed energy broker was the real reason for power "brownouts" in California ...
(2006-07-27 01:03:00 GMT)


Guest Column: The unlearned lesson of Ken Lay and Enron
Rock River Times, IL - Jul 26, 2006
Former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay has just died, just more than a month after being convicted of fraud, and almost five years after his company’s cataclysmic ...
(2006-07-26 20:14:00 GMT)


Merrill convictions reversed in Enron case
InvestmentNews, NY - Aug 2, 2006
... Orleans reversed most of the convictions against four former Merrill Lynch bankers yesterday concerning a phony deal with Houston-based Enron Corp., according ...
(2006-08-02 17:50:00 GMT)


Enron Victims Could Speak at Sentencings
Bay News 9, FL - Jul 31, 2006
Two of the most notorious felons to emerge from Enron Corp.'s rubble _ Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow _ could hear firsthand at their sentencing hearings ...
(2006-07-31 12:39:00 GMT)


Three British ex-bankers charged in Enron case seeking lawyers
abc13.com, TX - Aug 1, 2006
(8/01/06 - HOUSTON) - Two of three British ex-bankers facing Enron-related fraud charges are seeking new lawyers -- so the trio won't be ready for trial in ...
(2006-08-01 10:45:00 GMT)


$20 Million Audit Report Slams City Officials
NBC Sandiego.com, CA - 18
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego's city government has been a web of corruption and mismanagement that rivals the goings-on at Enron, according to a report issued by a ...
(2006-08-08 18:32:00 GMT)


Fraud and Disgrace, the Death of Enron's Leader and the American ...
Associated Content, CO - Jul 29, 2006
... You can label it heart disease and the follow up reports will substantiate this but he was a broken man as soon as Enron collapsed. ...
(2006-07-29 21:13:00 GMT)


UPDATE 2-Barclays says US court dismisses Enron claims
Reuters - Jul 21, 2006
... court has dismissed claims against Britain's Barclays (BARC.L: Quote, Profile, Research) in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed by Enron shareholders against ...
(2006-07-21 08:29:00 GMT)


Angelo R. Mozilo: American Success with Tricolor Roots
News Italia Press, Italy - 19
... I'd like to know: over the past year has the American banking system been suffering effects of the recent series of large-scale scandals (like the Enron case)? ...
(2006-08-07 18:10:00 GMT)



Toronto Star
Enron investors call NatWest Three in civil lawsuit
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 5
... of the so-called NatWest Three have worsened with a subpoena requiring them to give evidence in a class action brought by thousands of Enron shareholders who ...
NatWest Three may testify against Royal Toronto Star
all 2 related
(2006-08-08 23:28:00 GMT)



Toronto Star
NatWest Three may testify against Royal
Toronto Star, Canada - 17
Three British bankers who are in Houston awaiting trial on criminal charges related to the Enron Corp. scandal have been subpoenaed ...
(2006-08-08 05:51:00 GMT)


Former Director of Enron Task Force to lead ECOA Web-cast
Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 4, 2006
... government. Mr. Weissman was formerly the Director of the Enron Task Force and Special Counsel to the Director of the FBI. He and ...
(2006-08-04 12:16:00 GMT)


Skilling's request to overturn Enron convictions rejected
Toronto Star, Canada - Jul 25, 2006
HOUSTON — A judge on Tuesday summarily rejected a request by former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling to overturn his convictions of fraud, conspiracy ...
(2006-07-25 20:22:00 GMT)


ENRON CORP.: Judge won't overturn Skilling convictions
Chicago Tribune, United States - Jul 26, 2006
HOUSTON -- A judge has summarily rejected a request by former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to overturn his convictions ...
(2006-07-26 10:24:00 GMT)



EOG.com
BetOnSports Could Avoid Being Next Enron By Merger With ...
EOG.com, Virginia - Jul 28, 2006
... It would be fraud, and the British would be subject to capture and imprisonment in any country, as what happened to the Enron people. ...
(2006-07-28 17:50:00 GMT)


Court Tosses Convictions in 1 Enron Case
Houston Chronicle, United States - Aug 1, 2006
... A federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed several convictions against four former Merrill Lynch executives found guilty of helping engineer Enron's 1999 sale ...
(2006-08-02 03:31:00 GMT)


Enron's Kenneth Lay Defended at His Memorial Service (Update1)
Bloomberg - Jul 12, 2006
July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Enron founder Kenneth Lay, convicted of a fraud that destroyed his company, was called a victim of ``a lynching'' by a mourner at a ...
(2006-07-12 20:10:00 GMT)


Steffy: A symbol of Enron's rank and file
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 29, 2006
By LOREN STEFFY. His straight-shooting testimony dotted the "i" and crossed the "t" in the plight of Enron's rank-and-file employees. ...
(2006-07-30 05:38:00 GMT)


Enron lessons are lost on some investors
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jul 7, 2006
NEW YORK - If you've spent this past week thinking about Kenneth Lay, Enron Corp.'s founder and a convicted felon who died Wednesday at 64, turn your thoughts ...
(2006-07-07 19:26:00 GMT)


Behind the Blackout
Village Voice, NY - 7
... researcher with Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Program in DC, notes that in 1995, when New York State was moving toward deregulation, Enron lobbied the ...
(2006-08-08 14:03:00 GMT)



Scotsman
Big four bristle at claims that too much power rests in their ...
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 18
... they were no longer prepared to operate under unlimited liability, risking the same fate as Andersen, the auditing firm that imploded after the Enron scandal. ...
Big Four grip on audit market contested Scotsman
Investors challenge Big Four grip on audit market Reuters
all 10 related
(2006-08-08 00:07:00 GMT)


Denis Collins: Ken Lay and all human beings deserve a measure of ...
The Capital Times, WI - 2
... Times expressed surprise and concern that a progressive business ethics professor such as myself divulged sympathy for Ken Lay, the former Enron CEO and ...
(2006-08-08 12:37:00 GMT)



Cay Compass
Enron victims may be heard
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - Jul 31, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) – Two of the most notorious felons to emerge from Enron Corp.’s rubble – Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow – could hear firsthand at ...
(2006-08-01 05:01:00 GMT)


Judge delays fraud trial for UK Enron bankers
JURIST - Aug 1, 2006
[JURIST] A US magistrate in Houston agreed Tuesday to delay the trial of three former British bankers facing fraud charges related to the Enron scandal [JURIST ...
(2006-08-01 22:05:00 GMT)


San Diego engaged in reckless fiscal mismanagement, report says
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 47
Kroll Inc. said San Diego "fell prey to the same type of corruption" that ruined companies including Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. ...
$20 Million Audit Report Slams City Officials NBC Sandiego.com
After 18 months and $20 million, a report on city mismanagement ... San Diego Union Tribune
all 23 related
(2006-08-08 18:38:00 GMT)


Merrill to settle claims it aided Enron
Toronto Star, Canada - Jul 7, 2006
Merrill Lynch & Co. will pay $29.5 million (US) to settle claims it helped Enron Corp. commit fraud, the former energy trading company said yesterday. ...
(2006-07-07 07:39:00 GMT)


Enron It Isn't
Smartmoney.com - Aug 1, 2006
After attempting to emulate its neighbor, Enron, by starting an energy-trading business, Houston-based El Paso has spent three years undoing the damage ...
(2006-08-01 14:40:00 GMT)


Report says San Diego deliberately mismanaged finances for years
KESQ, CA - 28
... Incorporated says the nation's eighth-largest city _ quote _ "fell prey to the same type of corruption" that ruined companies including Enron and WorldCom and ...
(2006-08-08 18:57:00 GMT)



Retail Solutions Online (press release)
Trade Loading: The Cocaine Of The Grocery Industry - Acorn
Retail Solutions Online (press release), PA - 49
I guess we kept hoping that after Enron, Ahold, and US Foodservice that these accounting issues would go away. I think that we’re just getting started. ...
(2006-08-08 18:36:00 GMT)


Gov't. Enron Trial Record Is Spotty
SmartPros Accounting - 26
More than two months after winning convictions against Enron Corp. ... executives who participated in a sham 1999 deal that allowed Enron to book bogus profits. ...
(2006-08-09 04:52:00 GMT)


Another part of Enron collapse resolved
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jul 26, 2006
HOUSTON, TX, United States (UPI) -- A proposed $37.5 million settlement between former Enron employees and Northern Trust, which once ran Enron`s 401(k) plan ...
(2006-07-26 14:08:00 GMT)


Enron Founder's Funeral Draws Crowd
Forbes - Jul 12, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS , 07.12.2006, 12:46 PM. Former President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, were among the mourners Wednesday at the funeral of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-12 16:52:00 GMT)



Telegraph.co.uk
RBS close to settling suit over Enron
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jul 15, 2006
Royal Bank of Scotland, Britain's second biggest bank, is close to settling a multi-million pound civil action with shareholders in Enron Corporation, who have ...
(2006-07-15 23:03:00 GMT)


Enron victims could speak at sentencing
GG2.net, UK - Jul 31, 2006
TWO of the most notorious felons to emerge from Enron Corp.`s rubble - Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow - could hear firsthand at their sentencing hearings ...
(2006-07-31 13:19:00 GMT)


Former Yukos Director Warns Of Enron-Like Trials
Post Chronicle - 18
... Golubovich said the Yukos case was "like the Enron case," which means that civil suits could be filed against the company's management. ...
(2006-08-08 10:05:00 GMT)


Grants for usury
Planet Porto Alegre, Brazil - 1 hour ago
... In Brazil, Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolivia- Brasil (TBG), whose investors include Pertobras, Transredes, Enron and Shell, owns the pipeline; Gas ...
(2006-08-08 06:29:00 GMT)


Law gives Enron victims right to speak at sentencing
Lufkin Daily News, TX - Jul 31, 2006
GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A PART OF OUR TEAM? CITY OF JACKSONVILLE The Ci....(more). Cashier Valvoline Express Care now hiring for P/T Cashier. ...
(2006-08-01 03:30:00 GMT)


Oregon Senators' Pension Reform Bill With Key Provision for PGE ...
MedfordNews.com, OR - Aug 6, 2006
... "Many PGE employees lost much of their retirement savings through Enron's unforgivable actions," Wyden said. "This 'catch-up' language ...
(2006-08-06 16:45:00 GMT)


Enron Money Laundry
Conspiracy Planet - Aug 7, 2006
... that provides hundreds of millions of dollars worth of federal loan guarantees for a power project apparently to be built by four former Enron executives. ...
(2006-08-07 18:05:00 GMT)


Pension overhaul will work for all
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 1 hour ago
... the employer. If the company dies (as scandalous Enron did) the 401(k) follows the worker to the next job and picks right up. True ...
Congress passes Pension protection Atmore Advance
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(2006-08-09 04:15:00 GMT)


SUPREME COURT RULES EARNINGS SHOULD BE PROTECTED AS "ART"
SatireWire.com (satire) - 23
... into hundreds of firms were cancelled, and collectors began snatching up original balance sheets, audits, and P&L statements from WorldCom, Enron, and Global ...
(2006-08-07 18:05:00 GMT)


Court reverses convictions in Enron barge case
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Aug 3, 2006
Four former Merrill Lynch & Co. bankers won reversal of fraud convictions for helping inflate Enron Corp. earnings with the sham sale of Nigerian power barges. ...
(2006-08-03 09:58:00 GMT)


Key Areas of Fraud and Corruption
OhmyNews International, South Korea - 7
... For example, in America the financial giant Enron was hit by corruption and fraud that led to millions of dollars in debt being stashed into off shore balance ...
(2006-08-08 03:47:00 GMT)


Audit: San Diego officials engaged in reckless, deliberate ...
KTVO, MO - 4
Risk consulting company Kroll, Incorporated, says San Diego had "the same type of corruption" that ruined Enron and led to Orange County's bankruptcy ...
(2006-08-08 20:31:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay memorialised as family man
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jul 12, 2006
... leaders, including former President George HW Bush, have turned out for Kenneth Lay's memorial service, less than a week after the Enron founder's sudden death ...
(2006-07-12 21:18:00 GMT)


Enron lawyers quit; bankers' trial delayed
Arizona Republic, AZ - Aug 1, 2006
HOUSTON - Three British former bankers accused of fraud in an Enron Corp. case won't be tried in September because lawyers for two ...
(2006-08-02 06:16:00 GMT)


Convictions reversed in Enron fraud
New York Daily News, NY - Aug 3, 2006
Four former Merrill Lynch bankers won reversal of fraud convictions for helping inflate Enron earnings with the sham sale of Nigerian power barges. ...
(2006-08-03 08:16:00 GMT)


Enron victims can speak at executives' sentencing
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Aug 1, 2006
Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey, convicted former Enron Corp. executives, will hear from people who lost jobs and savings in ...
(2006-08-01 13:14:00 GMT)



Carlisle Sentinel
Convictions of Lay and Skilling High Point for Enron Prosecutors
Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 6, 2006
More than two months after winning convictions against Enron Corp. ... executives who participated in a sham 1999 deal that allowed Enron to book bogus profit. ...
Government's Enron trial record is spotty KLTV
Those involved in the Enron scandal BusinessWeek
Gov‘t. Enron trial record is spotty Sky Valley Journal
Kansas City Star - all 133 related
(2006-08-07 05:12:00 GMT)


Please, let's not end up with any 'McParks' in Texas
Houston Chronicle, United States - Aug 5, 2006
... This was after the park's first corporate namesake, Enron, became preoccupied with issues more pressing than baseball and had to bail out.). ...
(2006-08-06 05:51:00 GMT)


United States: The Cautionary Tale Continues: Debt Acquired from ...
Mondaq News Alerts (subcription), UK - 4
... on a highly controversial ruling handed down by the New York bankruptcy court overseeing the chapter 11 cases of embattled energy broker Enron Corporation and ...
(2006-08-07 10:49:00 GMT)


Scandal? What Scandal?
Forbes - 11
... Despite the warnings that this will turn into an Enron-sized financial fiasco, backdating’s bad rap is more severe than its actual effect on shares. ...
(2006-08-07 10:12:00 GMT)


Merrill to settle Enron claims for $29.5 million
Reuters - Jul 6, 2006
By Dan Wilchins. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will pay $29.5 million to settle claims it helped Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-06 19:23:00 GMT)


Merrill paying $29.5 mln to settle an Enron suit
MarketWatch - Jul 6, 2006
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Enron Corp. ... Previous claims in the Enron bankruptcy have been settled at about 20 cents on the dollar. ...
(2006-07-06 21:05:00 GMT)


Merrill settles Enron claims for $29.5m
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jul 6, 2006
Merrill Lynch & Co will pay $US29.5 million ($A39.84 million) to settle claims it helped Enron Corp commit fraud, the former energy trading company says. ...
(2006-07-06 22:41:00 GMT)


Barclays says US court dismisses Enron claims
Reuters - Jul 21, 2006
... court has dismissed claims against Britain's Barclays (BARC.L: Quote, Profile, Research) in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed by Enron shareholders against ...
(2006-07-21 08:55:00 GMT)


Enron chief's death stalls US effort to seize his assets
International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 6, 2006
The death of Lay, former head of Enron, effectively voids the guilty verdict against him, temporarily thwarting the US government's efforts to seize his ...
(2006-07-06 13:05:00 GMT)


Bush pays respects to disgraced Enron boss
Independent, UK - Jul 12, 2006
... George Bush was among more than a thousand mourners who turned out at a memorial service for Ken Lay, the disgraced former chairman of Enron, who died last week ...
(2006-07-12 23:59:00 GMT)


Court makes good decision
Stockton Record, CA - Aug 6, 2006
... energy crisis. Can't quite remember that? Maybe you remember the tape recordings that surfaced in 2004 of Enron Corp. energy traders ...
(2006-08-06 07:11:00 GMT)


Enron victims could speak at Skilling, Fastow sentencings
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jul 31, 2006
HOUSTON - Two of the most notorious felons to emerge from Enron Corp.'s rubble - Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow - could hear firsthand at their sentencing ...
(2006-07-31 07:10:00 GMT)


Merrill agrees to pay Enron 30 million dollars to drop lawsuit
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jul 6, 2006
Washington - US securities firm Merrill Lynch & Co agreed to pay Enron Corp 29.5 million dollars Thursday for its part in facilitating the energy giant's ...
(2006-07-07 05:24:00 GMT)


California Community Choice Law Signed by Governor:
Local Power News, CA - 7
... deregulation remains active in Congress with aggressive new proposals to further cut back on federal regulation of the energy industry despite the Enron et. ...
(2006-08-07 18:07:00 GMT)


Merrill Settles Enron Suit for $30 Mln, Drops Claims (Update1)
Bloomberg - Jul 6, 2006
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co., the third-largest US securities firm by market value, agreed to pay $29.5 million to Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-06 13:25:00 GMT)


The Overview Enron Founder, Awaiting Prison, Dies in Colorado
New York Times, United States - Jul 6, 2006
Kenneth L. Lay, who as founder of the Enron Corporation rose to peaks of influence in business and politics, only to fall into disgrace amid scandal, died ...
(2006-07-06 15:36:00 GMT)


Merrill Lynch Settles an Enron Lawsuit
New York Times, United States - Jul 6, 2006
HOUSTON, July 6 — Merrill Lynch agreed on Thursday to pay the Enron Corporation $29.5 million to settle its portion of a lawsuit filed against 10 banks ...
(2006-07-07 04:39:00 GMT)


Merrill to pay Enron $29.5m settlement
Boston Globe, United States - Jul 7, 2006
By Bloomberg News | July 7, 2006. Merrill Lynch & Co., the third-largest US securities firm by market value, agreed to pay $29.5 million to Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-07 08:06:00 GMT)


Pastor: Enron's Ken Lay Was At Peace With Future
FOX News - Jul 6, 2006
HOUSTON — Just last week, Enron Corp. founder and convicted felon Kenneth Lay told his pastor he was at peace with his future, even if it included prison. ...
(2006-07-06 15:27:00 GMT)


Merrill Lynch to pay $29.5 million in Enron suit
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 6, 2006
Merrill Lynch & Co. today agreed to pay Enron Corp. $29.5 million to settle its portion of a lawsuit filed against 10 banks accused ...
(2006-07-06 17:20:00 GMT)


Congress passes Pension protection
Atmore Advance, AL - 5
... The fraud at companies such as Enron, WorldCom, Inc., Tyco, and HealthSouth cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in pensions and retirement savings. ...
(2006-08-07 18:03:00 GMT)


Merrill Lynch to Settle Enron MegaClaims Suit
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 6, 2006
... the energy company's collapse. HOUSTON — Merrill Lynch & Co. on Thursday agreed to pay Enron Corp. $29.5 million to settle its ...
(2006-07-07 05:26:00 GMT)


All entries in this blog:
PC World - Aug 4, 2006
... A few weeks ago, I heard another FBI rep say she thought computer crime hadn't yet had its Enron moment, so it isn't getting a major upswing in law enforcement ...
(2006-08-04 23:37:00 GMT)


Court overturns Enron convictions
CNN International - Aug 1, 2006
... Reuters) -- A federal appeals court has overturned most of the convictions against four former Merrill Lynch bankers concerning a bogus deal with Enron Corp. ...
(2006-08-02 06:19:00 GMT)


How Lay's denial doomed Enron
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jul 9, 2006
At one point during the recent Enron trial, prosecutors cross-examining Ken Lay asked the former chief executive how he could have allowed a friendly analyst ...
(2006-07-09 10:03:00 GMT)


Key players in Enron scandal
Kansas City Star, MO - 20
_May 2006, Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling were convicted May 25 of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. ...
(2006-08-08 03:24:00 GMT)


$29.5m settles Enron Merrill Lynch case
RTE.ie, Ireland - Jul 6, 2006
Enron has agreed a settlement with Merrill Lynch under which the Wall Street bank will pay the bankrupt energy group $29.5m to settle fraud claims. ...
(2006-07-06 14:50:00 GMT)


Merrill Lynch Settles Enron Lawsuit
MSN Money - Jul 6, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) - Merrill Lynch & Co. on Thursday agreed to pay Enron Corp. $29.5 million to settle its portion of a lawsuit filed ...
(2006-07-06 18:56:00 GMT)


RBS said close to Enron suit settlement
Reuters.uk, UK - Jul 16, 2006
... Quote, Profile, Research) is close to settling a multi-million pound lawsuit brought against it by shareholders in the collapsed energy firm Enron, the Sunday ...
(2006-07-16 14:25:00 GMT)


Memorial Set for Enron Founder Ken Lay
CBS News - Jul 12, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS AP Business Writer. (AP) Family and friends of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay began saying their goodbyes in the ...
(2006-07-12 08:23:00 GMT)


Readers throw in their 'two cents' about Lay and Enron
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 6, 2006
Just as the Chronicle's staff was on the verge of recovering from Enron trial fatigue, the principal defendant in the so-called corporate "Trial of the Century ...
(2006-07-06 19:05:00 GMT)


Lay's death may give Enron co-accused a new lease on life
The Australian, Australia - Jul 13, 2006
... integrity above anything else. In a 2004 interview, the late Ken Lay, founder of Enron, said much the same thing. Bradman pretty much ...
(2006-07-13 15:04:00 GMT)


Transparency at the top without leaks or lawsuits
Financial Times, UK - 7
... Depositions from Enron, WorldCom and HealthSouth criminal prosecutions spoke volumes about how directorial due diligence was, or was not, done. ...
(2006-08-07 18:05:00 GMT)


Steffy: From ruling quagmire, honest dishonesty emerges
Houston Chronicle, United States - Aug 3, 2006
They were only trying to help. That's the gist of the recent appeals court ruling in what's become known in the Enron vernacular as "the barge case.". ...
(2006-08-04 05:35:00 GMT)


PCC EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE CONCLUDES THAT PR PROFESSIONALS ARE ...
Publicity Club of Chicago, IL - 12
... Once high-flying CEOs and CFOs have done the “perp walk” into court and the corporate reputations of Tyco, Enron, Worldcom and Martha Stewart are in ...
(2006-08-07 07:03:00 GMT)


Merrill to pay Enron's $39m claim
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Jul 6, 2006
LEADING US financial management and advisory companies Merrill Lynch will pay $US29.5 million ($39.5m) to settle claims it helped Enron Corp. ...
(2006-07-06 22:59:00 GMT)


Second memorial service for Enron's Lay planned
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 11, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS. Final preparations were under way today for a second memorial service for Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay, who died ...
(2006-07-11 22:25:00 GMT)


Giving Business Bad Name
International News Service, Australia - 20
... "The news has an influence on how we view different industries, and lately there has been so much bad press, including Enron," said Giuliani, who lives in ...
(2006-08-06 17:33:00 GMT)


Blackouts in the US: the Enron Sequel
Prensa Latina, Cuba - Jul 29, 2006
Los Angeles, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) The worst heat wave in years has taken the power grid capabilities to extremes and evidenced one of Enron´s crimes ...
(2006-07-29 14:58:00 GMT)


Enron's Victims Contemplate Justice
CBS News - Jul 6, 2006
Kenneth Lay, founder of Enron Corp., was a grandfather to 12, a husband to the woman who sobbed at his side on the day of his conviction. ...
(2006-07-06 17:04:00 GMT)


Business Letters
Times Online, UK - Aug 5, 2006
... Apart from two former Enron staff, who have their own reasons for assisting the prosecution, all witnesses and documents (including the revaluation done by RBS ...
(2006-08-05 22:56:00 GMT)



Houstonist
Lay's name removed from suburban YMCA
KTEN, TX - Jun 7, 2006
KATY, Texas A suburban Houston YMCA will no longer bear the name of embattled Enron founder Kenneth Lay. Lay was convicted last month of fraud and conspiracy. ...
YMCA leaders agree to drop Lay's name from facility Houston Chronicle
Katy YMCA drops Lay's name Houstonist
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(2006-06-07 21:54:00 GMT)


Children's book by A&M grad loosely based on Enron's downfall
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - Jun 1, 2006
By GREG OKUHARA. Brian Durbin said he wants to help people avoid the same fate endured by thousands of Enron workers after the energy giant collapsed. ...
(2006-06-01 22:01:00 GMT)


ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM *** 15
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - Jun 1, 2006
LAST week's guilty verdicts for Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling have brought the Enron scandal back into the public eye. So the ...
(2006-06-02 04:36:00 GMT)


Candidate's Enron meeting questioned by Dems
Raw Story, MA - Jun 2, 2006
Congressional candidate David McSweeney's ties to bankrupt energy giant Enron have come under scrutiny after a calendar has surfaced indicating that a meeting ...
(2006-06-02 20:36:00 GMT)


Former Enron law firm settles claims
abc13.com, TX - Jun 1, 2006
(6/01/06 - HOUSTON) - Enron Corp.'s former ... "V&E met its professional obligations in its representation of Enron and we could have demonstrated that at trial. ...
(2006-06-02 00:18:00 GMT)


Governance after Enron
Business Standard, India - Jun 1, 2006
Bernie Ebbers of WorldCom, Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco and, most recently, Kenneth Lay and Jeff Skilling of Enron, can all claim credit, however dubious, for ...
(2006-06-01 18:01:00 GMT)


One Enron Broadband Exec Convicted, While Second Is Acquitted
New York Law Journal, NY - Jun 2, 2006
Of two former Enron Corp. broadband executives to be retried on fraud and conspiracy charges in the wake of a hung jury last year ...
(2006-06-02 07:08:00 GMT)


Can you teach a person ethics?
Chicago Tribune, United States - Jun 7, 2006
... slaughtered civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha. Similarly, the Enron Corp. scandal prompted a wave of ethics training across ...
(2006-06-07 12:33:00 GMT)


Enron Says Law Firm Agrees to Settlement
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 1, 2006
Enron Corp. said that ... company. Vinson & Elkins will also waive its claims against the Enron estate for $3.9 million in legal fees. Under ...
(2006-06-02 05:39:00 GMT)


Missing that Enron trial fix?
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 1, 2006
But there's still enough Enron aftermath to go around. Here's a link to the the Conglomerate's Enron forum, which should be an interesting ...
(2006-06-01 18:49:00 GMT)



Epoch Times
Fannie Mae May Face Enron-Like Scrutiny
Epoch Times, NY - Jun 1, 2006
NEW YORK - Fannie Mae directors, who have so far escaped the kind of blame heaped on boards at bankrupt companies such as Enron and WorldCom, may soon find ...
(2006-06-02 01:01:00 GMT)


Energy deficit surpasses 500 megawatts
Dominican Today, Dominican Republic - 1 hour ago
... The national energy supply system continued to be precarious yesterday, mainly due to outages of three important generating units, namely Smith & Enron with a ...
(2006-06-09 18:56:00 GMT)


Time hasn’t diminished the Enron effect
What PC?, UK - Jun 1, 2006
... the corporation’s former chairman and chief executive were being convicted last Thursday on 25 charges of fraud and conspiracy relating to Enron’s collapse ...
(2006-06-01 15:02:00 GMT)


Time to punish Enron's B-team
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jun 5, 2006
By Thom Weidlich and. The convictions of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling pave the way for the sentencing of 14 former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-05 07:00:00 GMT)


Reg Wydeven column: Enron convictions led the hit parade of ...
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - Jun 3, 2006
... For some reason, that song goes through my head whenever I hear the word "Enron," which is often lately because of the convictions last week of former CEO ...
(2006-06-03 09:33:00 GMT)


For Students, Enron's Fall Has Ethics Lessons Galore
International News Service, Australia - Jun 2, 2006
May 26--Enron Corp. ... Behind Enron's saga, he said, is a wealth of financial statements, reports and court documents for students to unravel. ...
(2006-06-03 01:16:00 GMT)


Jurors render split decision in Enron case
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON - Jurors on Wednesday rendered a split verdict in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 10:55:00 GMT)


Enron Broadband Executive Convicted
WebCPA, NY - Jun 1, 2006
Houston (June 2, 2006) - Another Enron executive was convicted this week in connection with his involvement in an $111 million accounting fraud at the ...
(2006-06-02 04:07:00 GMT)


Tim Rutten on Enron, Peter Dreier on mine safety
FAIR - Jun 2, 2006
This week on CounterSpin: the Enron verdicts are in, much to the chagrin of former chairman (and George Bush buddy) Ken Lay and CEO Jeff Skilling. ...
(2006-06-02 10:40:00 GMT)


Federal Jury Convicts Enron Broadband Executive Kevin Howard On ...
noticias.info, Spain - Jun 1, 2006
/noticias.info/ WASHINGTON, DC – A federal jury in Houston today convicted former Enron executive Kevin Howard on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and ...
(2006-06-01 20:17:00 GMT)


Communication gap benefits rogue CPAs
Newark Star Ledger, USA - Jun 7, 2006
... lumps, particularly with the abrupt annihilation of Arthur An dersen and the jobs of thousands of auditors who had nothing to do with the firm's Enron account. ...
(2006-06-08 06:29:00 GMT)



Houstonist
YMCA leaders agree to drop Lay's name from facility
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 7, 2006
Honoring a request from convicted former Enron chief Ken Lay, the YMCA of Greater Houston's executive board has agreed to remove his name from a Katy facility. ...
Lay's name removed from suburban YMCA KTEN
Ken Lay wants his name removed from YMCA abc13.com
Katy YMCA drops Lay's name Houstonist
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(2006-06-07 20:23:00 GMT)


Enron exec convicted
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) – Jurors on Wednesday convicted one of the former executives from Enron Corp.’s defunct broadband unit to be retried after his original case ...
(2006-06-01 12:51:00 GMT)


Jury finds one ex-Enron Broadband exec guilty
CNET News.com, CA - Jun 1, 2006
A jury convicted one former Enron Broadband Services executive for his role in a fraudulent deal that hid the business' weak finances, but acquitted another of ...
(2006-06-01 13:05:00 GMT)


Enron Broadband CFO found guilty
Accountancy Age, UK - Jun 1, 2006
Following the convictions of former Enron bosses Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, another senior executive, this time of an Enron subsidiary, has been found guilty ...
(2006-06-02 03:48:00 GMT)


The Enron and Kinder Morgan Saga
Minyanville.com, New York - Jun 1, 2006
I had second row seats to the “tragic Enron saga” down here in Houston which had barely come to and end last week before Kinder put his own punctuation ...
(2006-06-01 19:15:00 GMT)


Enron Rules Still Apply
The Nation., NY - Jun 1, 2006
The verdict in Houston that convicted Enron's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of gargantuan fraud does not close the subject of corrupt corporations. ...
(2006-06-01 21:05:00 GMT)


Prosecutors praised, congress scolded
Warrick Publishing, IN - Jun 8, 2006
... Why, just the other day a federal judge and jury found Enron executives Kenny Boy Lay and Jeffrey Skilling guilty of a dazzling number of corporate crimes ...
Government prosecutors earn praise Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
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(2006-06-08 13:35:00 GMT)



Buffalo News
Split verdict in Enron case
Buffalo News, United States - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) - Jurors on Wednesday rendered a split verdict in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.''s defunct broadband unit, convicting one ...
(2006-06-01 13:06:00 GMT)


Enron Unit's Former Executive Convicted Of Fraud
Playfuls.com, Romania - Jun 1, 2006
A US federal jury in Houston on Wednesday convicted a former executive of Enron's telecommunications unit of conspiracy, fraud and falsifying accounts in a ...
(2006-06-01 10:01:00 GMT)


Enron convictions a wake-up call
News-Leader.com, MO - Jun 6, 2006
... Enron bought the politicians who bent the rules that let them steal and con. ... Phil Gramm of Texas, whose wife, Wendy, served on the board of Enron. ...
(2006-06-06 13:03:00 GMT)


News gives lawyers glimmer of hope for Lay, Skilling
9NEWS.com, CO - 9
The decision has sparked hope among lawyers for former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, convicted two weeks ago of conspiring to hide the company's ...
(2006-06-09 14:36:00 GMT)


Globe Talk: Enron's broadband debacle
PhysOrg.com, VA - Jun 2, 2006
Enron was nothing if not flamboyant and eager to pursue the latest business trends. While its focus was on energy trading, it had ...
(2006-06-02 16:26:00 GMT)


Enron broadband exec convicted in fraud case
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON - Jurors on Wednesday convicted one of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit to be retried after his original case ended in a ...
(2006-06-01 11:49:00 GMT)


Select an accountant
Phoenix Business Journal, AZ - 28
... figuring out convoluted tax structures, determining the best time to make a major purchase and ensuring that a company doesn't go the way of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-09 15:25:00 GMT)


Law firm to pay Enron $30 million
Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA - Jun 2, 2006
HOUSTON — Enron Corp.’s former outside law firm, Vinson & Elkins LLP, has agreed to pay the company $30 million to settle claims of contributing to the ...
(2006-06-02 07:31:00 GMT)


Kinder Morgan executive leverages Enron experience into success
TMCnet - Jun 2, 2006
(Denver Post, The (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) May 31--Rich Kinder was a rising star at Enron Corp. until ... No. 2 position at Enron. ...
(2006-06-02 19:09:00 GMT)


Enron Settles with Vinson & Elkins
CFO.com Magazine, NY - Jun 1, 2006
Enron has reached a settlement with Vinson & Elkins, its former outside law firm, according to the Associated Press. Vinson & Elkins ...
(2006-06-01 22:01:00 GMT)


Enron Broadband exec acquitted
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jun 1, 2006
Kevin Howard, a former vice president of finance at Enron Corp.'s Internet unit, was convicted of falsely reporting millions of dollars in revenue in the year ...
(2006-06-01 10:24:00 GMT)


Jury hands down split verdict in Enron Broadband retrial
Bizjournals.com, NC - Jun 1, 2006
Less than a week after former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted in their fraud and conspiracy ...
(2006-06-02 02:12:00 GMT)


Enron Broadband Trial Finds One Guilty
All Headline News - Jun 1, 2006
Houston, Texas (AHN) - In the sixth day of deliberation, a federal jury convicted one of two former executives of Enron's Broadband unit on Wednesday. ...
(2006-06-01 17:11:00 GMT)


Cooked Books Close on Former Enron Broadband Exec
InternetNews.com - Jun 1, 2006
A Houston federal jury Wednesday afternoon found former Enron broadband executive Kevin Howard guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and falsification of books and ...
(2006-06-01 16:17:00 GMT)


Principal tells students about serving on Enron jury
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 1 hour ago
HOUSTON - For a group of high school summer students, Friday's lesson could have been entitled Enron 101. Their guide through this ...
The Enron verdict: Good lesson, but cold comfort to victims Salem News
Lesson for business Patriot-News
Principal tells students about serving on Enron jury Team 4 News
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(2006-06-09 21:29:00 GMT)


Enron Did Internet Scams, Too
techsearch, NY - Jun 1, 2006
It easy to forget that Enron wasn't just scamming the energy business; broadband access was high on its list as well. Just yesterday ...
(2006-06-02 01:43:00 GMT)


Guilty! Enron workers cheer Lay, Skilling verdicts
People's Weekly World - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON – Enron workers who lost billions in pension benefits when the company collapsed are voicing satisfaction that at last top Enron executives have been ...
(2006-06-01 22:02:00 GMT)


Some accountants give punishment the slip
Tracy Press, CA - Jun 7, 2006
... lumps, particularly with the abrupt annihilation of Arthur Andersen LLP and the jobs of thousands of auditors who had nothing to do with the firm’s Enron Corp ...
SEC Accountant Fines Largely Go Unpaid Washington Post
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Legal Week
Enron law firm to pay $30m
Financial Director, UK - Jun 6, 2006
Vinson & Elkins, Enron's former law firm, has agreed to pay the company $30m (£16m) to settle claims of contributing to its collapse by signing off on ...
Enron's ex-lead adviser agrees to $30m payout Legal Week
Vinson pays $30m to settle Enron claims The Lawyer
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(2006-06-07 03:54:00 GMT)


A rundown of ex-Enron executives to be sentenced in 2006
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Jun 5, 2006
Failed to identify more than $79,000 in income over four years he received as "gifts" from former Enron finance managing director Michael Kopper for his work ...
(2006-06-05 10:21:00 GMT)


Former Enron Directors: Then and Now
Washington Post, United States - Jun 1, 2006
Enron's former directors remain largely unscathed by the company's collapse, but there have been some consequences. ... was on Enron's board from 1985-2002. ...
(2006-06-02 04:06:00 GMT)


No Matter What They Call It, Trash Fee Hike Is a Major Burden
Metropolitan News-Enterprise, CA - Jun 7, 2006
... nagging doubt: Is someone manipulating the petroleum supply to create an artificial shortage to drive up prices—have unindicted former Enron officials taken ...
(2006-06-07 17:23:00 GMT)


The shameful lessons of Enron
Capitol Hill Blue, VA - Jun 1, 2006
By DALE McFEATTERS. Former Enron top executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling await sentencing Sept. 11 on assorted charges of fraud ...
(2006-06-01 11:12:00 GMT)


Enron injustices aren't quite over - Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Missoulian, MT - Jun 1, 2006
A Houston jury last week found two top executives of the once formidable energy trader Enron guilty of a raft of crimes connected to one of the largest ...
(2006-06-01 10:44:00 GMT)


Enron 'cooperators' now face sentencing of their own
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Jun 3, 2006
BY KRISTEN HAYS, Associated Press. HOUSTON - Now that Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling ...
(2006-06-03 07:35:00 GMT)


Arizona is lucky gas pipeline already upgraded by Kinder
Arizona Republic, AZ - Jun 5, 2006
... If successful, the buyout will be the latest triumph by founder Richard Kinder, who left Enron in 1996 after Ken Lay refused to make him chief executive. ...
(2006-06-06 06:12:00 GMT)


Big business, not religion, is the real power in the White House
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jun 6, 2006
... (One telling document was a wish-list memo from Enron: a later ... Again, no big surprise: Enron had been a generous giver to the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2000). ...
(2006-06-07 04:04:00 GMT)


Jury Splits in Retrial of an Enron Case
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 31, 2006
HOUSTON — Jurors rendered split verdicts Wednesday in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 05:49:00 GMT)


Jury Splits in Enron Case Retrial
Washington Post, United States - May 31, 2006
HOUSTON, May 31 -- Jurors on Wednesday rendered a split verdict in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting ...
(2006-06-01 03:41:00 GMT)



Austin Chronicle
The Hubris at Enron
Austin Chronicle, TX - Jun 1, 2006
Last week, a Houston jury found both Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay guilty of various crimes they committed while the duo were heading Houston-based Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-01 07:15:00 GMT)


... and then the mask slipped
Aspen Times, CO - Jun 7, 2006
... public benefactors. Perhaps the most notorious of the bunch was our own occasional resident Ken Lay, former top guy at Enron. (He ...
(2006-06-08 00:15:00 GMT)


Wasik Talks of Samuel Insull, Forgotten Builder of Power Grid
Bloomberg - Jun 5, 2006
... But when the Depression wiped out Insull's employees' and investors' retirements in an early version of the Enron disaster, the hero quickly turned into a ...
(2006-06-06 04:33:00 GMT)


The “few bad apples” alibi in business, military and political ...
Online Journal, FL - Jun 5, 2006
... Now that the judicial system has closed the chapter on Enron, with Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling soon to be behind bars (well . . . ...
(2006-06-06 04:51:00 GMT)


ENRON CORP.: Split verdicts in trial of broadband execs
Chicago Tribune, United States - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON -- Federal jurors on Wednesday convicted one of the former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit but acquitted another in a retrial ...
(2006-06-01 10:19:00 GMT)


Options scandal unfolding
Scripps Howard News Service, DC - Jun 6, 2006
The recent conviction of two former top Enron executives, combined with the unfolding stock-options scandal, provide shining examples why Congress should think ...
(2006-06-06 15:37:00 GMT)


Fannie Mae board may face Enron-type scrutiny
Reuters - Jun 1, 2006
... Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) directors, who have so far escaped the kind of blame heaped on boards at bankrupt companies such as Enron and WorldCom ...
(2006-06-01 16:39:00 GMT)


Are there more Enron's out there?
WTN News, WI - Jun 1, 2006
... It took nearly four years but the ex-heads of Enron - Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling - were found guilty as charged last week by a thoroughly non-gullible jury of ...
(2006-06-01 22:02:00 GMT)


Enron Fate of Lay, Skilling serve as warning
Henderson Gleaner, KY - May 31, 2006
Former Enron top executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling await sentencing Sept. 11 on assorted charges of fraud, conspiracy, lying ...
(2006-06-01 05:26:00 GMT)


Enron Trial Proved New Law Unneeded
Wheeling Intelligencer, WV - 23
Barring the apparently unlikely success of appeals, former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling will spend most of the rest of their lives in prison for ...
(2006-06-09 02:49:00 GMT)


Planning for Life
State Journal, WV - 18
... Experts point to catastrophic financial events such as the Enron- and WorldCom-type scandals as a powerful motivator to reassess retirement plans and ...
(2006-06-08 10:03:00 GMT)


CNN Attacks On Nigerians In Houston & Why Nigeria’s Image Pt 1
Nigeria Community, UK - Jun 6, 2006
... A trial court in Houston, through its jury announced the convictions of Enron founder Mr. Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the former chairman and chief ...
(2006-06-06 10:42:00 GMT)


MU keeps Lay's Gift
UM Maneater, MO - 21
Even with a guilty verdict attached to Ken Lay’s name, the UM system has no plans to return the endowment donation from the ex-Enron executive. ...
Enron convictions a wake-up call News-Leader.com
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(2006-06-08 06:04:00 GMT)


Enron exec convicted in retrial
Calgary Sun, Canada - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON -- Jurors yesterday convicted one of the former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit to be retried after his first case ended in a hung ...
(2006-06-01 09:09:00 GMT)


Lesson for business
Patriot-News, PA - 20
Last month, the Enron jury told some business people that maybe they need to go back to school for some basic lessons in accountability, responsibility and ...
Can the Enron convictions help change business culture for the ... Asheville Citizen-Times
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(2006-06-08 04:16:00 GMT)


Split Verdict in Enron Broadband Retrial
ABC News - Jun 1, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS AP Business Writer. HOUSTON Jun 1, 2006 (AP)— Of two former Enron Corp. broadband executives to be retried on fraud ...
(2006-06-01 11:34:00 GMT)


V&E Settles with Enron creditors for $30 million
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 1, 2006
Vinson & Elkins, Enron's lead outside law firm, agreed to settle outstanding claims from Enron's creditors for $30 million. V&E ...
(2006-06-01 21:15:00 GMT)



BBC News
Brits May Face Enron Charges in US
CFO.com Magazine, NY - 23
Three British bankers facing charges by the Enron Task Force have one final opportunity to avoid extradition to the United States. ...
Brits Have Week to Fight Enron Decision Houston Chronicle
MSP’s son loses latest extradition appeal in Enron case The Herald
Law Lords leave man facing extradition Hoddesdon Mercury
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Shareholders, CIBC agree
Ottawa Sun, Canada - 21
... CIBC — which has been working to free itself from the bitter legacy of Enron-related litigation — also denied the insider trading allegations contained in ...
CIBC says class action settled Globe and Mail
CIBC affiliates sued for insider trading; bank reaches deal on ... CBC News
CIBC settles suit, battles creditors Toronto Sun
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(2006-06-22 12:26:00 GMT)


Enron verdicts remind us of the disaster of 2000-2001
Fontana Herald-News, CA - 1 hour ago
... As a fresh reminder of those gloomy days, former top Enron Corporation executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted by a federal jury last month ...
Better late than never: White collar crime now seen for what it is ... BlogHer
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(2006-06-23 20:45:00 GMT)


When the Chiefs Retreat, So Should You
TheStreet.com - 3
Lots of guys had lots of reasons to sell Enron. ... In the midst of its scandal, AIG (AIG:NYSE - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) felt like Enron to me. ...
(2006-06-23 20:31:00 GMT)


US court cracks down on Enron chiefs
Canadian HR Reporter, Canada - Jun 16, 2006
The landmark court decision last month that saw Enron’s former chair and ex-CEO convicted of several counts of fraud, which could result in 20-year prison ...
(2006-06-16 16:03:00 GMT)


Events at Enron, WorldCom provide lecture material
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 17, 2006
... accounting and even the philosophy department. The four picked through the cases of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Shell. At the end of the ...
(2006-06-18 05:39:00 GMT)


Enron's Skilling says he pondered suicide
Seattle Times, United States - Jun 18, 2006
NEW YORK — Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities began to ratchet up legal ...
(2006-06-18 07:20:00 GMT)


Ethics Study Reveals Enron Effect
SmartPros Accounting - Jun 12, 2006
June 13, 2006 (SmartPros) "Enron" as a symbol of corporate greed and scandal entered mainstream American culture in 2001. Five years ...
(2006-06-13 03:42:00 GMT)


How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Company for the ...
informIT, NY - 2
... If this scenario seems familiar, it is because it is a template for the behavior of senior executives at companies such as Enron, Arthur Andersen, HealthSouth ...
(2006-06-23 11:32:00 GMT)


Judge delays sentencing for Enron pair
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jun 18, 2006
HOUSTON - A federal judge has delayed sentencing for former Enron Chief Executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who were convicted last month of fraud and ...
(2006-06-19 05:28:00 GMT)


City uses loophole to finagle tax hike
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - 1 hour ago
... With the price of gasoline up 40 percent over the last year, some suspect manipulation. Have unindicted former Enron officials taken over the oil industry? ...
(2006-06-23 20:09:00 GMT)


CIBC face insider trading claims
Bobsguide, UK - 12
... The allegations come as Canada-based CIBC makes efforts to distance itself from the legacy of the Enron scandal, in which it has been implicated along with ...
CIBC says class action settled Globe and Mail
CIBC makes ground on legal woes Calgary Sun
CIBC hit with insider-trading lawsuit Globe and Mail
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(2006-06-23 09:25:00 GMT)


Is Ken Lay Really a Criminal?
Ludwig von Mises Institute, AL - Jun 19, 2006
... The prosecutors won a "big one," but so did the "regular" people who lost money in the Enron collapse. According to Forbes: Let's ...
(2006-06-19 16:28:00 GMT)


Corporate scandals highlight need for ethics training in biz ...
Albuquerque Tribune, NM - 17
... department. The four picked through the cases of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Shell. ... doing.". Scandals at Enron Corp., WorldCom Inc. ...
(2006-06-22 18:07:00 GMT)


A $40 billion scandal
Washington Times, DC - Jun 20, 2006
When most people hear the word "Enron," they mentally complete the phrase by adding the word "scandal." As reporter Lester Holt of NBC's "Today" put it in a Jan ...
A $40 Billion Scandal the Media Overlook NewsBusters
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(2006-06-21 05:04:00 GMT)


10 Things I Hate About Google
Motley Fool - Jun 21, 2006
... cry. Sure, people revile corporate greed and evil deeds, especially in the wake of recent scandals like the one at Enron. However ...
(2006-06-21 14:44:00 GMT)


Interview: Former Enron President Skilling mulled suicide before ...
WOI, IA - Jun 17, 2006
NEW YORK Former Enron president Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities began to ratchet up legal pressure on ...
(2006-06-17 17:50:00 GMT)


At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side
New York Times, United States - 19
... At a time when Abramoff and Enron have become household names, the two dozen or so campers — including local city council members and ethics officers from ...
Scary stories, no s'mores at politicians' ethics camp News & Observer
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(2006-06-23 04:41:00 GMT)


Law Lords leave man facing extradition
Herts Essex News, UK - 31
... refused to back his fight against extradition to the United States, where he is to stand trial for a cash scam related to collapsed US energy company Enron. ...
(2006-06-23 11:05:00 GMT)


Another act in Enron show
TMCnet - Jun 13, 2006
13--Just in time for the intermission between last month's convictions and next September's sentencing in the main Enron criminal trial, plaintiffs' attorneys ...
(2006-06-13 09:29:00 GMT)


Enron chief was model for Luthor, Spacey says
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 13
Kevin Spacey has revealed that convicted Enron chief Kenneth Lay served as the model for his icy, megalomaniacal portrayal of Lex Luthor in the upcoming ...
(2006-06-23 09:57:00 GMT)


Merrill Bankers to Be Released in Enron Case
New York Times, United States - Jun 8, 2006
A federal appeals court ordered yesterday that two former Merrill Lynch bankers convicted for their role in fraudulently inflating Enron's profits be released ...
(2006-06-09 05:18:00 GMT)


Enron’s woman of conviction
MSNBC - Jun 10, 2006
... Linda has been an omnipresent sidekick, jetting with her husband from Houston and Paris to India and beyond when he ruled the energy sector and ran Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-11 01:16:00 GMT)


Bankers Jailed in Connection with Enron Released
WebCPA, NY - Jun 8, 2006
bankers from jail. The men had been convicted on fraud charges in 2004 for helping failed Enron Corp. inflate its profits. Both ...
(2006-06-09 06:52:00 GMT)



Washington Post
On TV, There's a Killer Corporate Image Problem
Washington Post, United States - 6
On the heels of last month's conviction of top Enron Corp. executives comes this nugget from the Media Research Center, a conservative ...
WashPost Picks Up On MRC Study NewsBusters
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(2006-06-23 08:29:00 GMT)


Vinson's Enron saga continues
The Lawyer, UK - Jun 19, 2006
Vinson & Elkins' nightmare involvement in the Enron saga is showing no sign of coming to an end. Just when the Texas-based giant ...
(2006-06-19 13:01:00 GMT)


Did Enron Broadband Jurors Swap Votes?
CFO.com Magazine, NY - Jun 13, 2006
Lawyers for Kevin Howard, former vice president of finance for Enron Broadband Services, may have found an opportunity to overturn their client's conviction. ...
(2006-06-14 00:39:00 GMT)


Vinson forks out $30m in Enron escape plan
The Lawyer, UK - Jun 12, 2006
Vinson & Elkins has settled to the tune of $30m (£16.09m) with Enron's bankruptcy estate in a deal that staves off the threat of civil litigation from the ...
(2006-06-12 11:43:00 GMT)


2 Utilities to Pay Enron $50 Million in Settlement
New York Times, United States - Jun 13, 2006
Two small utilities are set to pay more than $50 million to Enron for electricity that they agreed to buy but that Enron will never deliver, under terms of a ...
(2006-06-14 03:29:00 GMT)


Conventional Wisdom and What Actually Happened: The Case of ENRON
LA Canyon News, CA - Jun 10, 2006
The only problem with the conviction of ENRON’s Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling is that it defies all of the conventional we’d been brought up to believe. ...
(2006-06-10 17:38:00 GMT)


In Enron's wake a sense of proportion must prevail
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jun 11, 2006
Ever since the Enron verdicts were announced last month, there has been an understandable focus on the victims of the company's collapse: the employees who ...
(2006-06-11 23:33:00 GMT)


Hedge Fund Reform Tossed
TheStreet.com - 6
... vague and "arbitrary.''. The court ruling is the second major legal defeat for the SEC in its post-Enron reform era. Last year, a ...
(2006-06-23 15:40:00 GMT)


Any lessons from Enron?
The Nation, Malawi, Malawi - Jun 8, 2006
The bankruptcy and subsequent downfall of US energy giant Enron reverberated as it shocked the corporate world in 2001. Dubbed by ...
(2006-06-08 12:58:00 GMT)


Dream of walking with giants
Moneyweb, South Africa - 7
... After the catastrophic failures of Enron and WorldCom, investors clamoured for vastly improved transparency and concomitant upgrades in accountability. ...
(2006-06-23 07:45:00 GMT)


New US Accounting Chief May Be `Tougher,' Deloitte CEO Says
Bloomberg - 11
... The collapse of Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. ... Enron's top executives used off-the-books partnerships to manipulate the energy-trader's finances. ...
DAVID WEIDNER'S WRITING ON THE WALL MarketWatch
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(2006-06-23 02:11:00 GMT)


Vinson dragged in to fresh Enron suit
The Lawyer, UK - Jun 14, 2006
Vinson & Elkins faces yet another saga in the ongoing Enron nightmare with a fresh filing in a shareholder litigation detailing allegations the firm knew of ...
(2006-06-14 15:11:00 GMT)


Judge delays Enron sentencing
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jun 18, 2006
HOUSTON: A judge has delayed sentencing former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling until October to give their lawyers more time to prepare ...
(2006-06-18 13:39:00 GMT)


Former Enron President 'mulled suicide'
The Age, Australia - Jun 17, 2006
Former Enron Corp President Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities began to ratchet up legal pressure on him. ...
(2006-06-18 03:52:00 GMT)


Enron juror learns to 'be truthful'
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 9, 2006
... Friday was Enron day at the school as Delgado, principal of Golfcrest Elementary, shared his experiences as a juror in the trial of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling ...
(2006-06-10 05:42:00 GMT)


Some Enron Broadband Jurors Felt Pressure
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 13, 2006
... Writer. HOUSTON — Lawyers for a former Enron Corp. ... courtroom. We think they went beyond that because of the influence of Enron in Houston.". ...
(2006-06-13 21:29:00 GMT)


Better late than never: White collar crime now seen for what it is ...
BlogHer, CA - 5
I'm thrilled that, a few weeks ago, the courts felt that way about former Enron execs Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay--they are criminals who stole peoples ...
(2006-06-23 01:07:00 GMT)


Has Enron Made Companies More Ethical?; Employees, Consumers More ...
RTO Online, MO - Jun 7, 2006
... "After the SEC began investigating Enron’s accounting scandal in 2001, ISR documented an increased interest in better understanding the role ethics plays in ...
(2006-06-07 16:12:00 GMT)



TCS Daily
Cuban Revolution: Short-Selling by Journalists
TCS Daily, DC - 2
... Let's not forget that it was one of those nasty traders, Jim Chanos, who shorted Enron back in November 2000. No one complained ...
(2006-06-23 04:11:00 GMT)


The Enron verdict: Good lesson, but cold comfort to victims
Salem News, USA - Jun 8, 2006
By Providence Journal. The court proceedings against Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling put more than Enron's top two executives on trial. ...
(2006-06-08 13:15:00 GMT)


Board in dire need of leadership, commitment
Miami Herald, FL - 5
... oversight. Ken Lay, step aside, you have company in your misery. There are lessons to be learned from Enron -- and board diligence. The ...
(2006-06-23 07:02:00 GMT)


Working Wounded Blog: Executive Options Windfall
ABC News - Jun 21, 2006
... 21, 2006 — A lot of recent headlines belong in your file cabinet in a folder entitled "Obscene Greed." Examples include big oil profits, Enron crooks and ...
(2006-06-21 10:47:00 GMT)


Data Management: Key to Compliance
Sci-Tech Today - 17
Companies cook the books at their own peril. That's the principal lesson we've learned from Enron and other corporate scandals these past few years. ...
(2006-06-22 18:19:00 GMT)


Judge delays sentencing of Enron’s Lay, Skilling
Columbus Dispatch, OH - Jun 18, 2006
A judge delayed sentencing former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling until October to give their attorneys ...
(2006-06-18 12:34:00 GMT)


Convicted Enron exec says he thought about suicide
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Jun 18, 2006
NEW YORK — Former Enron Corp. ... Skilling and Enron founder Kenneth Lay had their sentencing dates pushed back six weeks to Oct. ...
(2006-06-18 07:11:00 GMT)


Former Enron CEO Says He Contemplated Suicide
KWTX, TX - Jun 18, 2006
(June 18, 2006)--Former Enron president Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities began to ratchet up legal ...
(2006-06-18 18:50:00 GMT)


Sentencing of top Enron executives delayed
Hindu, India - Jun 18, 2006
Washington, June 19 (PTI): The sentencing of top Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, both of whom were convicted on multiple counts for fraud ...
(2006-06-19 04:12:00 GMT)


Some justice for taxpayers
London Free Press, Canada - Jun 20, 2006
... When executives from corporations such as Enron or WorldCom are brought before the courts, they are paraded in handcuffs in front of media photographers. ...
(2006-06-21 06:56:00 GMT)


Five years after Enron, culture of greed is back
Times Online, UK - Jun 19, 2006
... Whatever happens, it is clear that America’s system of corporate supervision remains seriously flawed, five years after Enron and four years after Sarbanes ...
(2006-06-19 21:43:00 GMT)


SKOL: While Ken Lay gently weeps
Onalaska Life, WI - 22
The Enron debacle, for which the company leaders are to be punished after their recent convictions, surely was a financial disaster for many employees and ...
(2006-06-23 11:14:00 GMT)


Judge delays Enron's Lay, Skilling sentencing
Reuters - Jun 18, 2006
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge has delayed sentencing for former Enron Corp. Chief Executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who ...
(2006-06-18 16:23:00 GMT)


Interview: Former Enron President mulled suicide before trial
OhmyNews International, South Korea - Jun 17, 2006
Former Enron Corp. ... He told the newspaper he has an incentive to survive. ''At some point, people will ask what really happened (at Enron),'' he said. ...
(2006-06-18 01:22:00 GMT)


Report: Former Enron president Skilling mulled suicide before ...
KARE, MN - Jun 17, 2006
... 19 counts. Skilling and Enron founder Kenneth Lay have had their sentencing dates pushed back six weeks to Oct. 23. US District ...
(2006-06-17 22:28:00 GMT)


Enron directors dodge scandal spotlight
Seattle Times, United States - Jun 11, 2006
A week after a Houston jury convicted former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay of fraud, one of the Houston oil company's former directors says he still can't believe ...
(2006-06-11 07:20:00 GMT)


Former Enron CEO mulled suicide
9NEWS.com, CO - Jun 19, 2006
... climbing back.". Skilling was convicted in May of lying to investors and employees about Enron's health before the company collapsed.
(2006-06-19 17:50:00 GMT)


Insider Business Club: fees up, service down
IT Week, UK - Jun 22, 2006
... Unfortunately the change in international auditing standards that was already underway when Enron and WorldCom came to the fore is continuing apace and the ...
(2006-06-22 17:02:00 GMT)


CFOs Report Hefty Post-Sarbanes Hiring
CFO.com Magazine, NY - 22
... Survey respondents overwhelming supported the jury's decision in the Enron trial; just 3 percent disagreed with the guilty verdicts against Kenneth Lay and ...
(2006-06-22 21:48:00 GMT)


Setting Directors' Fees After Sarbanes-Oxley
E-Commerce Times - 6
... Most of us remember the corporate debacles that brought about SOX. In fact, one of them, the Enron failure, is still very much in the news today. ...
(2006-06-23 14:12:00 GMT)


Convicted Enron president Jeffrey Skilling admits he contemplated ...
CourtTV, NY - Jun 20, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Enron Corp. ... Skilling and Enron founder Kenneth Lay have had their sentencing dates pushed back six weeks to Oct. 23. ...
(2006-06-20 16:37:00 GMT)


Farber is incapable of doing job
Dailyrecord.com, NJ - 23
... her position requires. Farber's position also alludes that individuals from corporations such as Enron, Tyco, etc. should walk away ...
(2006-06-22 09:02:00 GMT)


Enron By Force: The Case of Government Retirement Programs
Ludwig von Mises Institute, AL - Jun 15, 2006
Last week we were inundated with news stories about the verdict rendered in the case of two Enron executives, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who were found ...
(2006-06-15 11:09:00 GMT)



BBC News
Enron boss wants verdict quashed
BBC News, UK - Jun 20, 2006
Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling is asking a judge to overturn last month's court verdict that found him guilty of fraud and conspiracy at the firm. ...
Skilling asks judge for new Enron trial Seattle Times
Skilling says Enron evidence `insufficient' Chicago Tribune
Skilling tries to overturn verdict Financial Director
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(2006-06-21 04:57:00 GMT)


Dynegy Re-Sentencing Could Give Insight
MSN Money - 23
... Dynegy Inc. executive could provide some insight into how he'll approach the October sentencings of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth ...
Dynegy re-sentencing could give insight into Lay-Skilling ... KLTV
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(2006-06-21 18:04:00 GMT)


CIBC makes ground on legal woes
Calgary Sun, Canada - 18
... CIBC -- which has been working to free itself from the bitter legacy of Enron-related litigation -- also denied the insider-trading allegations contained in ...
CIBC says class action settled Globe and Mail
CIBC affiliates sued for insider trading; bank reaches deal on ... CBC News
CIBC hit with insider-trading lawsuit Globe and Mail
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(2006-06-22 09:13:00 GMT)



Houston Chronicle
Now it seems the only person Jeff Skilling is fooling is himself
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 20, 2006
By LOREN STEFFY. In his first extended interview since the jury verdict in the Enron trial last month, Skilling says he undermined his own defense. ...
Ex-Enron president contemplated suicide Hamilton Spectator
What's bugging Skilling? Houston Chronicle
Skilling: I considered suicide, ate worms, convicted myself Houstonist
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(2006-06-21 05:45:00 GMT)


Meet the Men Who Fleeced Enron
Motley Fool - 18
Enron's deceit cost employees and shareholders dearly. ... The facts about Enron's legendary tumble are now well-known, but it wasn't always so. ...
Now it seems the only person Jeff Skilling is fooling is himself Houston Chronicle
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(2006-06-21 15:00:00 GMT)



BBC News
Skilling asks judge for new Enron trial
Seattle Times, United States - Jun 21, 2006
Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron chief executive officer convicted last month of helping to mastermind a multibillion-dollar fraud at the company, asked a ...
Enron boss wants verdict quashed BBC News
Skilling says Enron evidence `insufficient' Chicago Tribune
Skilling tries to overturn verdict Financial Director
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(2006-06-21 07:18:00 GMT)



PBS
Newspaper Editor Ben Bradlee Discusses Career, Journalism
PBS - Jun 20, 2006
... One of the interesting things about reading all of the stories currently about big-shot businessmen who are going to jail, Enron types, the common denominator ...
(2006-06-20 16:40:00 GMT)


Managing Company Stock in a 401(k); IRA Rollover vs. Taxable ...
Accountingweb.com, IN - 2
... this means not holding too much company stock in a 401(k) or in an IRA, even when the company is doing well, as the memory of devasted Enron employees should ...
(2006-06-22 06:15:00 GMT)


Sentencing for Lay, Skilling in Enron fraud trial delayed
JURIST - Jun 19, 2006
[JURIST] US District Judge Sim Lake has delayed the sentencing of former Enron [JURIST news archive] executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling [Houston ...
(2006-06-19 13:41:00 GMT)


ENRON: Sentencing is delayed
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - Jun 17, 2006
A judge delayed sentencing former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling until October to give their lawyers more ...
(2006-06-17 08:59:00 GMT)


Business ethics gain emphasis at colleges
Greensboro News Record, NC - 18
... department. The four picked through the cases of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Shell. ... doing.". The scandals at Enron Corp., WorldCom Inc. ...
(2006-06-23 02:03:00 GMT)


PUD asks for public hearings
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jun 20, 2006
The Snohomish County Public Utility District, which says it is owed millions of dollars by bankrupt energy giant Enron Corp., asked a federal agency Tuesday to ...
(2006-06-21 03:59:00 GMT)


Enron's rogues
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Jun 7, 2006
In the history of corporate crime, Enron is unprecedented by its size, complexity and level of deception. As former executives Ken ...
(2006-06-07 07:16:00 GMT)



CanMag
Oh yeah, we can see the resemblance
Houstonist, USA - Jun 20, 2006
IF Lex Luthor seems more evil than usual in "Superman Returns," which opens June 28, you can thank the disgraced former chairman of Enron. ...
Spacey inspired by Ken Lay Hindustan Times
Great Kryptonite! Lay inspires Lex Luthor Houston Chronicle
Kevin Spacey inspired by Ken Lay DailyIndia.com
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(2006-06-20 19:39:00 GMT)


Enron made 911
OpEdNews - Jun 6, 2006
Now that the Enron story has made the headlines in convicting Lay and Skillings, we are left to wonder the real story. Nothing was ...
(2006-06-07 01:25:00 GMT)


CIBC says class action settled
Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago
... suit. CIBC's well-documented entanglements with Enron Corp. ... trader. The bank's settlement with Enron itself was just $250-million. ...
CIBC affiliates sued for insider trading; bank reaches deal on ... CBC News
CIBC hit with insider-trading lawsuit Globe and Mail
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(2006-06-22 07:18:00 GMT)


Trial nears end for ex-Baptist execs
AZ Central.com, AZ - Jun 19, 2006
... The allegations against Crotts and Grabinski resemble those against Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron executives convicted of fraud last month ...
Foundation trial nears end East Valley Tribune
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(2006-06-19 21:21:00 GMT)


Enron executive asks for retrial
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - Jun 14, 2006
HOUSTON - Attorneys for a former Enron Corp. ... Howard and Krautz were accused of participating in a small piece of the fraud that brought down Enron in 2001. ...
(2006-06-14 12:03:00 GMT)


Vinson pays $30m to settle Enron claims
The Lawyer, UK - Jun 6, 2006
Vinson & Elkins has settled to the tune of $30m with Enron’s bankruptcy estate in a deal which staves off the threat of civil litigation from the company. ...
(2006-06-06 11:15:00 GMT)


California Holds Off on Accounting Changes
WebCPA, NY - 16
... In the wake of Enron, the state began requiring out-of-state accountants to fill out a four-page form, asking, among other questions, whether they had been ...
California Examining Its Own Accounting Regs WebCPA
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(2006-06-22 04:14:00 GMT)



BBC News
Key Enron Figure Asks Judge for Acquittal
KBTV4.tv, TX - 22
One of the key figures in the collapse of Enron is asking a federal judge to acquit him on all 19 charges he was convicted of last month. ...
Skilling says Enron evidence `insufficient' Chicago Tribune
Enron boss wants verdict quashed BBC News
Skilling asks judge for new Enron trial Seattle Times
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(2006-06-21 17:49:00 GMT)



BBC News
Skilling says Enron evidence `insufficient'
Chicago Tribune, United States - 22
HOUSTON -- Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp. chief executive convicted last month of helping mastermind a multibillion-dollar ...
Key Enron Figure Asks Judge for Acquittal KBTV4.tv
Skilling tries to overturn verdict Financial Director
Skilling asks judge for new Enron trial Seattle Times
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(2006-06-21 10:18:00 GMT)


Enron Investors Can't Press Deutsche Bank Claims (Update3)
Bloomberg - Jun 10, 2006
June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Former Enron Corp. investors ... decision. Deutsche Bank in March listed the Enron case among major litigation it faced. ...
(2006-06-10 07:39:00 GMT)



BBC News
MSP’s son loses latest extradition appeal in Enron case
The Herald, UK - 5
... colleagues yesterday lost the latest round in their fight to avoid extradition to the US over serious fraud charges linked to the collapsed energy giant Enron. ...
Enron trio fail to secure appeal BBC News
UK bankers refused leave to appeal over Enron Reuters
Nat West Three denied appeal Independent
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(2006-06-22 01:11:00 GMT)


Enron's Skilling considered suicide
Shanghai Daily, China - Jun 18, 2006
FORMER Enron Corp President Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities began to ratchet up legal pressure on him. ...
(2006-06-18 17:03:00 GMT)



Carroll County Comet
Midwest Memo
Carroll County Comet, IN - Jun 21, 2006
... And I wonder if those suggestions were laughed at or given any merit or consideration. I wonder even more about the now collapsed energy giant Enron. ...
(2006-06-21 09:33:00 GMT)


CIBC affiliates sued for insider trading; bank reaches deal on ...
CBC News, Canada - 12
... CIBC - which has been working to free itself from the bitter legacy of Enron-related litigation - also denied the insider-trading allegations contained in the ...
CIBC hit with insider-trading lawsuit Globe and Mail
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(2006-06-21 18:30:00 GMT)


'Enron of Spain' Fallout Ripples Into US Markets
FOX News - Jun 7, 2006
By Richard Behar. LONDON — Some experts are calling it the "Enron of Spain," the biggest financial scam that country has ever known. ...
(2006-06-07 15:57:00 GMT)


EnDevCo Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Market Wire (press release) - Jun 20, 2006
Previously Jim was responsible for business origination and development for El Paso Corp. and Enron Corp. For six years at Enron ...
(2006-06-20 12:07:00 GMT)


Skilling's lawyers stuck with Enron chief's tab
Monterey County Herald, CA - Jun 17, 2006
WASHINGTON - To the list of employees, investors and businesses who suffered financial misfortune in Enron Corp.'s demise, add this one: the law firm defending ...
(2006-06-17 10:11:00 GMT)


Can the Enron convictions help change business culture for the ...
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Jun 7, 2006
by Jonathon Flaum. The recent Enron guilty verdict marks the end of a chapter of an extremely cautionary tale about business. The ...
(2006-06-07 15:46:00 GMT)


Former Enron CEO Says He Considered Suicide
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 17, 2006
Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities began ...
(2006-06-18 06:52:00 GMT)


DAVID WEIDNER'S WRITING ON THE WALL
MarketWatch - 11
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A federal judge will sentence former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling this fall for their role in the accounting scandal ...
(2006-06-22 03:02:00 GMT)


Former Enron President Skilling Says He Contemplated Suicide
FOX News - Jun 17, 2006
NEW YORK — Former Enron Corp. President Jeffrey Skilling says he contemplated suicide after his company crumbled and authorities ...
(2006-06-17 19:53:00 GMT)


Enron's Skilling and Lay get sentencing delay
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 16, 2006
... Ken Lay by six weeks to help give their attorneys time to prepare arguments under complex rules that will determine how long the former Enron executives will ...
(2006-06-16 20:44:00 GMT)


Texas judge delays Enron's Lay, Skilling sentencing
ABC News - Jun 18, 2006
Jun 18, 2006 — HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge has delayed sentencing for former Enron Corp. Chief Executives Ken Lay and ...
(2006-06-18 17:09:00 GMT)


Picking Over Enron's E-Mail Remains
Washington Post, United States - Jun 10, 2006
Perhaps the biggest obstacle that federal prosecutors overcame in winning fraud and insider-trading convictions of former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-11 06:18:00 GMT)


News Junkie by Jason Leopold
The Portland Mercury, OR - 12
... center on NE MLK. It'll be a step down from breaking the Enron story for Dow Jones, but Leopold is happy to do it. "I feel most ...
(2006-06-22 00:11:00 GMT)


Not every business is an Enron
Business Times - Malaysia, Malaysia - Jun 16, 2006
EVER since the Enron verdicts were handed down last month, there has been an understandable focus on the victims of the company’s collapse: the employees who ...
(2006-06-16 20:58:00 GMT)


David G. Brenzel: Enron logo stirs POW flashbacks
The Capital Times, WI - Jun 14, 2006
This outburst is inspired by the revival of the Enron scandal in stories that often include the company's logo, which is a large capital E leaning backward ...
(2006-06-14 14:06:00 GMT)


Some jurors in Enron broadband case say deliberations flawed
Team 4 News, TX - Jun 13, 2006
HOUSTON Lawyers for a former Enron broadband executive found guilty of fraud and conspiracy have asked for a new trial. Several ...
(2006-06-13 20:26:00 GMT)


Enron investigation's wheels spinning in place
Contra Costa Times, CA - Jun 7, 2006
The giant federal investigation of Enron Corp. ... Theoretically, the federal Enron Task Force still has lots of potential targets for criminal charges. ...
(2006-06-07 10:02:00 GMT)


Foundation trial nears end
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Jun 20, 2006
... of Arizona trial entered its last phase Monday as attorneys delivered their closing arguments in the case that has been described as Arizona’s Enron. ...
Trial nears end for ex-Baptist execs AZ Central.com
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(2006-06-20 13:32:00 GMT)


Brits have week to fight Enron decision
BusinessWeek - 33
JUN. 22 6:27 AM ET Three British bankers wanted in the United States on Enron-related fraud charges have a week to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights ...
(2006-06-22 11:21:00 GMT)


Most secret private US firm to add BC Gas to its portfolio of war ...
Vive Le Canada, Canada - 14
... by a former Enron executive, as fate would have it. (It is former Enron accounting partner Arthur Anderson, now called Maximus, that does billing for BC Med. ...
(2006-06-22 15:37:00 GMT)


1995 law changed landscape for securities-fraud lawsuits
Chicago Tribune, United States - 10
... The law firms--citing cases such as Enron--say they are the last line of defense against corporate greed and attempts to limit civil cases are attacks on their ...
(2006-06-22 10:18:00 GMT)


British bankers wanted in Enron case have week to appeal ...
Centre Daily Times, PA - 30
LONDON - Three British bankers wanted in the United States on Enron-related fraud charges have a week to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against ...
(2006-06-22 12:34:00 GMT)


Fitzgerald obeys Rove.
OpEdNews - Jun 19, 2006
Fitzpatrick telling Rove he was not going to be indicted, is very likely because of the verdict in convicting Enron's Skilling and Lay. ...
(2006-06-19 15:02:00 GMT)



BBC News
Enron trio fail to secure appeal
BBC News, UK - 8
Three British bankers have failed to have the Law Lords hear their appeal against extradition to face charges related to the collapse of Enron. ...
UK bankers refused leave to appeal over Enron Reuters
Nat West Three denied appeal Independent
Law Lords rebuff British bankers wanted in the US Times Online
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(2006-06-21 17:06:00 GMT)


Make four key county jobs appointive, professional
Centre Daily Times, PA - Jun 20, 2006
... But like the smart guys at Enron, Jenne showed a lack of curiosity when his deputies racked up astounding crime clearance statistics. ...
(2006-06-20 07:01:00 GMT)



BBC News
UK bankers refused leave to appeal over Enron
Reuters - 5
... bankers on Wednesday lost the latest round in their fight to avoid extradition to the United States over fraud charges linked to collapsed energy firm Enron. ...
Enron trio fail to secure appeal BBC News
Law Lords rebuff British bankers wanted in the US Times Online
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(2006-06-21 17:36:00 GMT)


Generation Y: Why Small Businesses Should Think Young
Smart Biz - Jun 19, 2006
... campaigns. Their hyper vigilance is a result of social experience with scandals such as Enron and a host of other corporate predators. ...
(2006-06-19 13:16:00 GMT)


SEC ruling drives demand for SOX auditors
NetworkWorld.com, MA - Jun 18, 2006
... Oxley Act in 2002 to restore confidence after shareholders lost billions of dollars because of accounting fraud at companies such as Enron, WorldCom and Tyco. ...
(2006-06-19 05:00:00 GMT)


MONDAY'S LETTERS: Readers Slam and Praise Coulter, TimesSelect Not ...
Editor & Publisher - Jun 19, 2006
... same thing. A court of law can tie together the messy, convoluted, twisting trail of facts, and lies, that was the ENRON case. You ...
(2006-06-19 18:03:00 GMT)


Former Merrill Lynch executives get chance for bond in Enron case
Boston Globe, United States - Jun 8, 2006
HOUSTON --Two former Merrill Lynch executives convicted in connection with Enron Corp.'s bogus sale of power barges to the brokerage can post bond and be ...
(2006-06-08 22:51:00 GMT)



CanMag
Spacey inspired by Ken Lay
Hindustan Times, India - Jun 20, 2006
Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey got inspired by Ken Lay, convicted former chairman of Enron, for his role in Superman Returns. ...
Oh yeah, we can see the resemblance Houstonist
Great Kryptonite! Lay inspires Lex Luthor Houston Chronicle
Kevin Spacey inspired by Ken Lay DailyIndia.com
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(2006-06-20 11:55:00 GMT)


Interview: Former Enron president Jeffrey Skilling mulled suicide ...
Calgary Sun, Canada - Jun 17, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Enron Corp. president ... survive. "At some point, people will ask what really happened (at Enron)," he said. ...
(2006-06-17 17:34:00 GMT)


Can you teach ethics? Business school classes take a swing at it
TMCnet - Jun 19, 2006
... slaughtered civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha. Similarly, the Enron Corp. scandal prompted a wave of ethics training across ...
Profs assess ways to teach trade ethics Arizona Daily Star
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(2006-06-19 10:20:00 GMT)


Hanging Out in Rockford: Judy Baar, where are you?
Rock River Times, IL - 8
... We are one of a very few states that have fallen victim to the deregulation nonsense spread by the folks at Enron through their involvement in and large ...
(2006-06-21 18:36:00 GMT)


A different view of Enron, Skilling and Lay
Amador Ledger-Dispatch, CA - Jun 16, 2006
... a Houston judge will decide how much time Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay will spend in jail for their abuse of power while running the Enron Corporation ...
(2006-06-16 19:45:00 GMT)


Profitability is bottom line for accountant
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Jun 19, 2006
... is to target profitable consultancy disciplines such as business IT, risk management and corporate governance as it continues to cash in on the post-Enron era. ...
(2006-06-19 11:14:00 GMT)


After the Enron Trial, Defense Firm Is Stuck With the Tab
Washington Post, United States - Jun 15, 2006
To the list of employees, investors and businesses who suffered financial misfortune in Enron Corp.'s demise, add this one: the law firm defending former chief ...
(2006-06-16 01:55:00 GMT)


State Lawmakers Seek Compromise on Accounting Bill
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 20, 2006
SACRAMENTO — A state Senate committee Monday abruptly canceled a hearing on a bill that would roll back taxpayer protections put in place after Enron Corp.'s ...
State Moves to Ease Oversight on Accountants Los Angeles Times
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(2006-06-20 07:02:00 GMT)


Bankers refused leave to appeal over Enron
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 29
... NatWest bankers have lost the latest round in their fight to avoid extradition to the United States over fraud charges linked to collapsed energy firm Enron. ...
(2006-06-22 03:56:00 GMT)


Enron broadband jurors felt pressure
ForexTV.com, NY - Jun 13, 2006
HOUSTON (AFX) - Lawyers for a former Enron Corp. broadband ... courtroom. We think they went beyond that because of the influence of Enron in Houston.". ...
(2006-06-14 01:54:00 GMT)


FIVE QUESTIONS FOR... Avoiding another Enron
MarketWatch - Jun 12, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Guilty verdicts against two former Enron chiefs last month closed the books on the biggest case of corporate chicanery in recent ...
Rand Study: Small Public Firms Felt Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley Insurance Journal
In Enron's wake a sense of proportion must prevail Telegraph.co.uk
Number of accounting graduates rebounding from slow period Bizjournals.com
The Age - all 11 related
(2006-06-12 23:41:00 GMT)


Enron chiefs deserve long sentences
Muskogee Daily Phoenix, OK - Jun 6, 2006
Enron’s former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling and founder Kenneth Lay may spend the rest of their lives in prison, according to justice experts, and they ...
(2006-06-06 07:53:00 GMT)


Sharing contact networks the scrutineer | Bruce McCabe
Australian IT, Australia - Jun 12, 2006
... For a visual appreciation of the value of analysing email-based social data, take a look at the Enron Corpus Viewer (http:// jheer.org/enron/). ...
(2006-06-12 15:01:00 GMT)


Will Enron probe spawn further criminal cases?
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Jun 6, 2006
The giant federal investigation of Enron Corp. ... Theoretically, the federal Enron Task Force still has lots of potential targets for criminal charges. ...
(2006-06-06 18:32:00 GMT)


Biggest crime of all may be financial toll taken on Enron victims
New Brunswick Home News Tribune, NJ - 23
Enron founder Kenneth L. Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling were found guilty last month of fraud and conspiracy. ...
(2006-06-13 08:13:00 GMT)


Enron Broadband Jury Still Deliberating
CBS News - May 31, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS AP Business Writer. (AP) Jurors in the fraud and conspiracy retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit have ...
(2006-05-31 08:44:00 GMT)


General Counsel to Directors: You 10 Most Common Mistakes
Boardmember.com, TN - Jun 12, 2006
... Just ask the former directors of Enron Corp., who obviously glossed over the disingenuous strategies that company was using to hide the highly leveraged nature ...
(2006-06-12 18:00:00 GMT)


Skilling wants access to cash
Houston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour ago
Attorneys for Jeff Skilling want the government to release $60 million in assets it's been holding since the former Enron CEO's 2004 indictment. ...
Skilling Seeks Access to Frozen Assets MSN Money
Baltimore accounting firm 'critical' to Enron convictions Bizjournals.com
Skilling seeking access to frozen assets KFVS
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(2006-06-14 05:34:00 GMT)


Jury's verdict split in Enron unit retrial
Boston Globe, United States - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON -- Jurors yesterday rendered a split verdict in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 08:29:00 GMT)


Enron says law firm agrees to $30 mln settlement
Reuters - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON, June 1 (Reuters) - Enron Corp. ... Vinson & Elkins will also waive its claims against the Enron estate for $3.9 million in legal services fees. ...
(2006-06-01 22:03:00 GMT)


Rising prison problems begin to trickle into society
USA Today - Jun 11, 2006
... Comedians joke about what'll happen to former Enron CEO Ken Lay once he's behind bars. Most people feel that what goes on in prisons doesn't affect them. ...
(2006-06-12 02:23:00 GMT)



Hindu
Bitter lessons from Enron
Hindu, India - Jun 4, 2006
... EXECUTIVES: Boxes of documents being rolled to the courthouse in Houston last month for use in the fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron executives Ken ...
(2006-06-04 20:24:00 GMT)


the Enron Effect
BusinessWeek - May 30, 2006
Sean Berkowitz, the Chicago prosecutor who headed the US Justice Dept.'s Enron Task Force, had just won fraud and conspiracy convictions against former Enron ...
(2006-05-30 09:14:00 GMT)


Enron broadband judge won't quiz jurors
BusinessWeek - May 30, 2006
30 12:39 PM ET The judge in the trial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit refused Tuesday to interrupt jury deliberations to ...
(2006-05-30 16:47:00 GMT)


MOUND CITY MONEY
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 15
... Increased shareholder activism – and post-Enron board reforms — seem to be responsible for the decline in popularity of some takeover defenses. ...
(2006-06-13 16:46:00 GMT)


Issuing Enron sentences will keep judges busy
MSNBC - Jun 2, 2006
HOUSTON - Now that Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling are felons, the string of ex-executives ...
(2006-06-02 22:44:00 GMT)


The Enron verdicts
The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, MI - Jun 6, 2006
Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling may have fooled some of the people some of the time regarding their culpability in the collapse of Enron. ...
(2006-06-06 16:21:00 GMT)


All's well at the other Enron
CNN International - May 30, 2006
... large. (FORTUNE Magazine) - Ask folks in the Texas/Oklahoma oil patch how Enron is doing, and you might get a surprising answer. ...
(2006-05-30 17:39:00 GMT)



Salem-News.Com
Op Ed: Starving Education
Salem-News.Com, OR - 3
... Then there’s Enron-PGE: Piles of pelf from tax-payments never delivered to the legal agencies, while Enron-time “veteran execs” are deeply rewarded. ...
(2006-06-13 06:32:00 GMT)


Learning to weather market's highs, lows
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 11, 2006
... Even with the example of Enron, where employees lost their life savings after the company went bankrupt, workers elsewhere continue to hold huge amounts of ...
(2006-06-11 08:44:00 GMT)


If power-line promises seem too good to be true ...
Times Herald-Record, NY - Jun 11, 2006
... what? So companies like Mirant can neglect the reservoir system in Sullivan County, and Enron executives could enrich themselves? ...
(2006-06-12 05:38:00 GMT)


Risk and reward
2TheAdvocate, LA - Jun 10, 2006
The energy trading giant was a year past an unsuccessful bid for Enron and mired in an accounting scandal that would eventually consume its top management and ...
(2006-06-11 05:11:00 GMT)


What is the Enron effect?
VNUNet.com, UK - Jun 1, 2006
As Enron’s former chief executive and chairman, Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay wait to hear whether they will spend the rest if their lives in jail, it ...
(2006-06-01 15:22:00 GMT)


Former Enron employees shed no tears for Lay
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - May 28, 2006
Houston -- Enron Corp. ... "In a tragic way -- and everything about Enron has been tragic -- I was pleased," said former Enron employee Garrett Ashmore. ...
(2006-05-28 10:26:00 GMT)


Bush links energized Enron
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - May 31, 2006
THE BUSH FAMILY consistently acted to put Enron and its longtime CEO Ken Lay into a position to rip off investors and taxpayers. ...
(2006-05-31 12:17:00 GMT)


Forget Alice, politics in Wonderland
Paradise Post, CA - 4
... If these two had been working for Enron and the same thing had occurred on their watch, they would both be in federal prison doing penance, which, by the way ...
(2006-06-13 06:21:00 GMT)


After Enron's Demise, Focus Turns to Its Enablers
Bloomberg - Jun 9, 2006
June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lawyers who represented Enron Corp. in its heyday now stand accused of violating a simple rule of practicing law: know your client. ...
(2006-06-09 14:44:00 GMT)



Washington Post
A Crackdown on 'Perfect' Timing
Washington Post, United States - 52
... Under a law Congress adopted after a series of high-profile accounting scandals, beginning with Enron Corp., executives must file statements with the SEC ...
(2006-06-14 03:43:00 GMT)


CBI warns over cost of crackdown on auditors
Financial Times, UK - Jun 11, 2006
... It is an unnecessary piece of legislation.". Auditors have been subject to a series of new regulatory controls since Enron, Parmalat and other scandals. ...
(2006-06-12 02:11:00 GMT)


Debatable: Do you pull for Paul Ryan
Journal Times Online, WI - Jun 10, 2006
... broken it needs to be overhauled to get a handle on the budget situation,” said Ryan, comparing the government’s accounting methods to those used by Enron. ...
(2006-06-11 01:06:00 GMT)


Government bent rules for Enron
Chicago Tribune, United States - Jun 1, 2006
... Enron bought the politicians who bent the rules that let them steal and con. ... Phil Gramm of Texas, whose wife, Wendy, was on the board of Enron. ...
(2006-06-01 11:38:00 GMT)


Jurors complain of push to convict
Houston Chronicle, United States - 13
Lawyers for a recently convicted former executive for Enron's Internet division want a new trial after jurors complained other panel members pressured them ...
(2006-06-13 05:36:00 GMT)


Molly Ivins: Closing the book on Enron
CNN - May 30, 2006
... Enron bought the politicians who bent the rules that let them steal, con and gyp. ... Phil Gramm of Texas, whose wife, Wendy, served on the board of Enron. ...
(2006-05-30 17:27:00 GMT)


Kinder's everything Enron isn't
Australian, Australia - Jun 1, 2006
... of Kinder Morgan, launched the biggest-ever management buyout this week, analysts could not help but draw comparisons with his former rival at Enron, Ken Lay. ...
(2006-06-01 15:01:00 GMT)


globally diverse investment world
The Daily Reckoning, UK - 2
... profit opportunities... You may well have heard of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) created in 2002 in the wake of the Enron scandal. The ...
(2006-06-13 14:52:00 GMT)


Information Privacy, Retention and Other Necessary Evils
Computerworld - Jun 12, 2006
A recent article here in Computerworld Blogs was discussing Information Privacy and was querying what will be the event that becomes the "Enron of information ...
(2006-06-12 18:12:00 GMT)


Kenya: Kenyan Investors Still Believe in Free Lunches?
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 4
... An often and poorly made comparison is between what happened at Enron and what we are seeing with Uchumi. The complexities in the ...
Kenya: Uchumi: How Much Power Do Directors Wield In Companies? AllAfrica.com
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(2006-06-13 15:26:00 GMT)


US options scandal
Financial Times, UK - 1 hour ago
If, as some maintain, the practices at Enron were confined to a few bad apples, no such argument is available in the rapidly snowballing revelations about ...
globally diverse investment world The Daily Reckoning
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(2006-06-14 02:08:00 GMT)


Filing in massive shareholder suit to take aim at Vinson & Elkins
Houston Chronicle, United States - 6
Just in time for the intermission between last month's convictions and next September's sentencing in the main Enron criminal trial, plaintiffs' attorneys in a ...
Enron's legal advisers unscathed so far Kentucky.com
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(2006-06-13 05:36:00 GMT)


Houston at height of power
Centre Daily Times, PA - Jun 11, 2006
... where its presence is marked by the 40-story, $230 million downtown skyscraper it bought at a fire sale after the bankruptcy of its original owner, Enron. ...
(2006-06-11 10:01:00 GMT)


Howard Fineman is an Intellectually Dishonest A**hole
Wizbang, DC - 4
The Drive-by Media has consistently branded ENRON as a Bush scandal -- further proof that Conservatives stand for evil, power-hungry corruption. ...
(2006-06-13 16:05:00 GMT)


Ryan sets sights on Budget chair
Journal Times Online, WI - Jun 11, 2006
... and broken it needs to be overhauled to get a handle on the situation," said Ryan, comparing the government's accounting methods to those used by Enron. ...
(2006-06-11 13:16:00 GMT)


AV Rajwade: The guilty men of Enron
Business Standard, India - Jun 4, 2006
Even as the power plant originally put up by an Enron subsidiary on the west coast of Maharashtra restarted producing power under a different management, the ...
(2006-06-04 15:29:00 GMT)


Lawyers: Enron's Last Mystery?
MSNBC - Jun 1, 2006
... Amid all the carnage that has surrounded Enron's collapse, one player in the drama has remained remarkably unscathed: Vinson & Elkins, the giant Houston law ...
(2006-06-01 15:03:00 GMT)


Enron's Quiet Outages
Washington Post, United States - Jun 1, 2006
A week after a Houston jury convicted former Enron Corp. chairman Kenneth L. Lay of fraud, one of the Houston oil company's onetime ...
(2006-06-02 04:06:00 GMT)


Has Enron Made Companies More Ethical?
Accountingweb.com, IN - Jun 6, 2006
“After the SEC began investigating Enron’s accounting scandal in 2001, ISR documented an increased interest in better understanding the role ethics plays ...
(2006-06-07 04:27:00 GMT)


Our Readers' Views
The News Journal, DE - Jun 12, 2006
... off. Our policy makers deregulated the electric company even though Enron rigged energy markets and almost drove California. It's ...
(2006-06-12 07:40:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay and Skilling face probable 27-34 years in 'Club Fed'
Australian, Australia - May 28, 2006
WHEN Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron executives, are sentenced in September for their crimes, legal experts expect the stiffest prison terms ...
(2006-05-28 15:05:00 GMT)


Enron Employees Need To Meet 911 Survivors
OpEdNews - Jun 11, 2006
Enron was about 911 and how they were trying to get money to payoff the Taliban for the oil pipeline contract, and the money for Bush's campaign. ...
(2006-06-11 09:59:00 GMT)


Enron directors trying to keep low profiles
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Jun 5, 2006
By Brooke A. Masters. A week after a Houston jury convicted former Enron Corp. chairman Kenneth L. Lay of fraud, one of the Houston ...
(2006-06-05 10:35:00 GMT)


1 of 2 Ex-Enron Broadband Execs Convicted
CBS News - May 31, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS AP Business Writer. (AP) Jurors on Wednesday convicted one of the former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit to be retried ...
(2006-05-31 21:52:00 GMT)


The Enron case that almost wasn't
International Herald Tribune, France - Jun 4, 2006
... The first cries came from the second row, where the children of Kenneth L. Lay, the former Enron chairman, lurched forward and began sobbing. ...
(2006-06-04 15:57:00 GMT)


Enron broadband jury has yet to reach a verdict
San Jose Mercury News, USA - May 31, 2006
HOUSTON - Jurors in the fraud and conspiracy retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit have deliberated for 32 hours over five ...
(2006-05-31 07:14:00 GMT)



The Nation Newspaper
Stay in 'good books'
The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - Jun 10, 2006
WHILE THE CARIBBEAN has been spared fraud scandals of "the Enron type", its chartered accountants, lawyers and other "gatekeepers" need to help ensure there is ...
(2006-06-11 04:25:00 GMT)


Some have exposed fraud; others become the scandal themselves
MarketWatch - 12
... 2003. Rocker cites a long list of frauds and accounting abuses at companies including Enron, Tyco International Ltd. (TYC : , , ) , Boston ...
(2006-06-13 05:24:00 GMT)


Enron broadband exec is convicted
Detroit Free Press, United States - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON -- Jurors convicted on Wednesday one of the former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit to be retried after his original case ended in ...
(2006-06-01 13:07:00 GMT)


Panel on Enron and Developments in Business Ethics Set for Denver
University of Wyoming News, WY - Jun 5, 2006
June 5, 2006 -- When a Houston jury recently convicted Enron's former chief executives of fraud and conspiracy, the director of the Justice Department's Enron ...
(2006-06-05 18:22:00 GMT)



Salon
Enron changed nothing
Salon - May 30, 2006
... May 31, 2006 | Enron's managerial miscreants Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are facing a lifetime in prison, and the press is gleefully reporting every last ...
(2006-05-31 01:54:00 GMT)


Enron, God and justice
National Post, Canada - May 30, 2006
... Now the Almighty finds himself invoked by former Enron CEO Ken Lay following Mr. Lay's conviction last week on a raft of fraud and conspiracy charges. ...
(2006-05-30 08:49:00 GMT)


Forward Observer: Enron on the Potomac
GovExec.com - Jun 5, 2006
... Chan's report suggests Congress is tolerating an Enron on the Potomac by allowing the Pentagon to flout the Chief Financial Officers Act lawmakers passed in ...
(2006-06-05 15:06:00 GMT)


16 former executives up next in Enron case
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Jun 5, 2006
HOUSTON - Now that Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling are felons, the string of ex-executives ...
(2006-06-05 13:58:00 GMT)


Back in the thick of things: PGE returns to Wall Street
Bizjournals.com, NC - 17
... Finances aside, the biggest news about Portland General in the first quarter is that it formally -- and finally -- separated from Enron. ...
(2006-06-13 06:09:00 GMT)


Kenya: Uchumi: How Much Power Do Directors Wield In Companies?
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 14
... Long before Uchumi's problems surfaced however, Enron - which at one time was one of the most respected companies in the US stock market - had also faced its ...
Kenya: Kenyan Investors Still Believe in Free Lunches? AllAfrica.com
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(2006-06-13 14:32:00 GMT)


Enron on the Potomac
Center for Defense Information - Jun 7, 2006
... have been delivered have been delivered. It is quite literally a mess worse than the Enron scandal. The solution to this decades ...
(2006-06-07 13:55:00 GMT)


Remembering Enron’s Impact on California
California Progress Report, California - Jun 5, 2006
... of crimes unrelated to the California energy crisis of 2000-2001, the time is ripe for reflection on the enormous impact that a single company, Enron, had on ...
(2006-06-05 14:41:00 GMT)


Robert Scheer: Bush Links Energized Enron
Yahoo! News - May 31, 2006
The Bush family consistently acted to put Enron and its longtime CEO, Ken Lay, into a position to rip off investors and taxpayers. ...
(2006-05-31 15:23:00 GMT)


Number of accounting graduates rebounding from slow period
Bizjournals.com, NC - 1 hour ago
... This resulted in what happened with Enron and WorldCom, but it's also something that gives us getting into accounting an opportunity to change things so it won ...
Tighter controls won't end corporate fraud The Age
Opinion by Bruce Meyerson : CPAs hit by SEC often pay no price Arizona Daily Star
Oversight of rogue CPAs has been inconsistent MSNBC
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(2006-06-12 11:11:00 GMT)


Feds Were Accomplices to Enron Crooks
Human Events - 6
Federal prosecutors have successfully prosecuted Enron CEOs Jeff Skilling and Kenneth Lay for what the grand jury's indictment described as "a wide-ranging ...
(2006-06-12 04:05:00 GMT)


The Next Enron
Motley Fool - Jun 6, 2006
... While reading The Smartest Men in the Room, a detailed account of the Enron downfall, I was reminded yet again why cash flow -- and not earnings -- is so ...
(2006-06-06 15:11:00 GMT)


Former Parmalat bosses on trial in Italy's `Enron'
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jun 4, 2006
Just 10 days after two Enron executives were convicted of fraud in Texas, a court in this northern Italian city launches proceedings today aimed at proving ...
(2006-06-05 04:14:00 GMT)


It's business as usual despite Enron decision
Business Edge, Canada - Jun 8, 2006
Those Enron bullies are bound for the crowbar hotel. Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling have been found guilty of the big lie that was Enron. ...
(2006-06-08 16:17:00 GMT)


Enron duo are facing life in jail
The Sunday Times, UK - May 27, 2006
Minutes later, at 11am Houston time, the jury filed in. Witnesses said they didn’t look at Lay, the founder of the collapsed energy giant Enron. ...
(2006-05-27 22:41:00 GMT)


Enron's ruinous legacy
Scotland on Sunday, UK - May 27, 2006
... of Jack Welch and General Electric, the early years of the 21st century have a corporate face of their own: Kenneth Lay and his disgraced Enron corporation. ...
(2006-05-27 23:41:00 GMT)


Vinson & Elkins will pay $30 million back to Enron
San Antonio Business Journal, TX - Jun 4, 2006
Vinson & Elkins LLP has agreed to settle all claims against it by Enron Corp. and the Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-04 14:15:00 GMT)


The Other Legacy of Enron
New York Times, United States - May 27, 2006
SOLD! For all of Enron's crimes, the world will never return to a time before weather forecasts and broadband were traded. WITH ...
(2006-05-28 01:14:00 GMT)


Merrill Lynch execs tied to Enron can post bond
MSNBC - Jun 8, 2006
HOUSTON - Two former Merrill Lynch executives convicted in connection with Enron Corp.'s bogus sale of power barges to the brokerage can post bond and be ...
(2006-06-09 00:50:00 GMT)


Enron trial ends, but trading culture goes on
International Herald Tribune, France - May 29, 2006
NEW YORK With the conviction last week of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the books have finally closed on Enron, almost five years after the company's ...
(2006-05-29 19:55:00 GMT)



Washington Post
After Enron, Fighting Off the Job Offers
Washington Post, United States - Jun 4, 2006
The government lawyers who won convictions of former Enron Corp. ... Kathryn H. Ruemmler, 35, is among the longest-serving members of the Enron Task Force. ...
(2006-06-05 06:40:00 GMT)


VIEW: The myth of the ‘Ownership Society’ — J Bradford ...
Daily Times, Pakistan - 23
It also has people who do set up 401(k) accounts and then invest them badly — for example, Enron workers whose 401(k) money was overwhelmingly invested in ...
Employees rev up habits for saving Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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(2006-06-11 23:47:00 GMT)


Employees rev up habits for saving
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 15
... Five years after Enron’s meltdown cost its workers their jobs, their pensions and their 401(k) plans stuffed with Enron stock, the lesson is finally ...
VIEW: The myth of the ‘Ownership Society’ — J Bradford ... Daily Times
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(2006-06-12 10:31:00 GMT)


No accounting for ephemeral goods
Palm Beach Post, United States - 5
But it was not the kind of thing that usually stirs their wrath. What it was, plain and simple, was executive greed, the flaw that brought down Enron. ...
(2006-06-12 04:11:00 GMT)


Laying Enron to Rest
Newsweek - May 27, 2006
... By Allan Sloan. June 5, 2006 issue - Enron was the company that was going to change the world. And now, by God, it has—but not in the way that it had in mind. ...
(2006-05-28 01:03:00 GMT)


Tighter controls won't end corporate fraud
The Age, Australia - 18
... needing to bring their internal controls into line with the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a major overhaul of US corporate governance in the wake of Enron-led scandals ...
Opinion by Bruce Meyerson : CPAs hit by SEC often pay no price Arizona Daily Star
Oversight of rogue CPAs has been inconsistent MSNBC
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(2006-06-11 14:13:00 GMT)


Baltimore accounting firm 'critical' to Enron convictions
Baltimore Business Journal, MD - 14
For nearly four years, Michael Petron and his Ellin & Tucker colleagues pored over millions of documents from Enron Corp.'s rise and fall. ...
(2006-06-12 10:59:00 GMT)


It's Time for Spitzer to Probe 401(k) Plan Costs
Bloomberg - 13
... You would think after the Enron Corp. accounting scandal and trial that Congress would be eager to fix some of the flaws in the 401(k) system. ...
(2006-06-12 04:41:00 GMT)


Verdict split in retrial of 2 ex-Enron executives
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Jun 1, 2006
HOUSTON — Jurors rendered a split verdict yesterday in the retrial of two former executives from Enron's defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 10:21:00 GMT)


Enron's legal advisers unscathed so far
Kentucky.com, KY - 7
It looks as though everybody connected to the Enron collapse got zapped by the law, including the Arthur Andersen accounting firm and JPMorgan Chase, which ...
(2006-06-12 07:03:00 GMT)


It's time for Enron underling sentences
Florida Today, FL - Jun 4, 2006
HOUSTON - Now that Enron Corp. ... She pleaded guilty in 2004 to a misdemeanor tax crime for helping her husband hide ill-gotten income from his Enron schemes. ...
(2006-06-05 06:20:00 GMT)


Opinion by Bruce Meyerson : CPAs hit by SEC often pay no price
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - 3
... share of lumps, particularly with the abrupt annihilation of Arthur Andersen LLP and the jobs of thousands of auditors who had nothing to do with Enron Corp.'s ...
Oversight of rogue CPAs has been inconsistent MSNBC
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(2006-06-11 07:09:00 GMT)


It's Your Turn to Manipulate Data!
MSNBC - Jun 9, 2006
... playing field for average investors. No, the SEC is not endorsing a nation of Enron-wannabees. Instead, the agency believes that ...
(2006-06-09 14:18:00 GMT)


Enron's Law Firm to Pay $30M
WebCPA, NY - Jun 4, 2006
Houston (June 5, 2006) - Another loose end to the Enron Corp. saga was tied last week when the bankrupt energy giant's former law ...
(2006-06-05 04:05:00 GMT)


Next Enron phase: several sentencings
Buffalo News, United States - Jun 4, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS. HOUSTON - Now that Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling are felons, the string ...
(2006-06-04 13:00:00 GMT)


Baseball long been cesspool of deceit
Daily Review Online, CA - Jun 9, 2006
... There could be as much deceit, profiteering and wink-wink rationalization within Major League Baseball as there was at WorldCom, Enron or Halliburton. ...
(2006-06-09 09:51:00 GMT)


Enron CEO reject counts his blessings
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jun 4, 2006
Kinder found financial success; Lay faces jail. By Tom Cahill and Gene Laverty. Richard Kinder didn't consider himself lucky when he quit Enron Corp. ...
(2006-06-04 07:02:00 GMT)


Enron's collapse had lasting impact
Toronto Star, Canada - May 26, 2006
... Examining cash flow instead of just focusing on revenue could have predicted the demise of a number of companies fuelling the boom, including Enron Corp., he ...
(2006-05-27 05:37:00 GMT)


Enron chiefs face life in jail
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - May 26, 2006
... During the 1990s the energy company Enron became a stockmarket darling, rising to become the seventh largest company in the US. ...
(2006-05-26 13:58:00 GMT)


Enron's other victims: Californians
MarketWatch - May 26, 2006
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Former Enron Chairman Ken Lay and former President Jeffrey Skilling may spend decades behind bars for the harm they did to the ...
(2006-05-26 14:56:00 GMT)


Enron shareholders feel vindicated
MSNBC - May 26, 2006
Just before the verdict in the Enron trial was announced James Lannen, an Atlanta business owner, was not thinking about the money he lost investing in Enron ...
(2006-05-26 11:54:00 GMT)


Untangling Enron
Guardian Unlimited, UK - May 26, 2006
There was a sense of inevitability about the judgment handed out yesterday, with Enron's former executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling found guilty of conspiracy ...
(2006-05-26 14:52:00 GMT)


Enron verdicts reflect manic era
San Jose Mercury News, USA - May 26, 2006
Regardless of whether the jury verdict Thursday against Enron's Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling is upheld, testimony from 56 days of trial has sealed ...
(2006-05-26 10:05:00 GMT)


Enron Verdict Divides Former Employees
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 26, 2006
... Writer. HOUSTON — After hearing Thursday that Enron Corp. ... Austin. "They're getting what they deserve and what Enron employees wanted.". ...
(2006-05-26 12:44:00 GMT)


Enron Case A Grueling Trial for Its Lawyers
Washington Post, United States - May 28, 2006
... John C. Hueston strode briskly into the courtroom with his eyes on a man he had pursued with unusual intensity for more than two years, former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-29 02:50:00 GMT)


Prof says Enron-style fiascoes lurk at local governments
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Jun 4, 2006
... governments depend on the same accounting firms as the corporate world and are just as susceptible to fraud and conflict of interest – factors that sank Enron ...
(2006-06-04 08:13:00 GMT)


United States: Enron Chiefs Lay and Skilling Took the Stand and ...
Mondaq News Alerts (subcription), UK - Jun 8, 2006
As their trial began in January, former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling faced the same dilemma as other recently convicted corporate ...
(2006-06-08 15:59:00 GMT)


Auditor general funds frozen
Abbotsford News, Canada - Jun 8, 2006
... He compared the government to the private sector, and noted that private corporations (such as Enron) have led investors astray by scandals such as off-balance ...
(2006-06-08 23:09:00 GMT)


Jury tells of witness who sank Enron duo
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - May 26, 2006
It was Andrew Fastow, the former finance chief of Enron, who was supposed to be the key witness in the trial of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. ...
(2006-05-26 23:16:00 GMT)


The Enron story exposes a faultline
Hindu, India - May 26, 2006
There were many reasons why the trial of the former Enron bosses, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, resonated around the world. ...
(2006-05-26 19:22:00 GMT)


Jury Found a Trail in Enron Trial
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 26, 2006
... on Friday. The home page, with its red, white and blue piping and its formal portrait of the disgraced Enron Corp. founder, remained ...
(2006-05-27 03:25:00 GMT)


Enron Jurors Used Glisan to Convict Skilling, Lay (Update3)
Bloomberg - May 26, 2006
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Jurors who convicted former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling said testimony by ex- Treasurer Ben Glisan Jr. ...
(2006-05-26 13:56:00 GMT)


Enron smaller fish face judge
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jun 3, 2006
By Associated Press. HOUSTON - Now that Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling are felons, the ...
(2006-06-03 10:55:00 GMT)


Government prosecutors earn praise
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ - Jun 8, 2006
... Make no mistake about it, Lay and Skilling are guilty, not merely of the stated crimes but of a cruel betrayal of Enron investors and employees, people who ...
(2006-06-08 19:06:00 GMT)


Jury convicts Lay and Skilling in fraud that collapsed Enron
Boston Globe, United States - May 26, 2006
HOUSTON -- A federal jury yesterday convicted former Enron chairman Kenneth L. Lay and his protégé Jeffrey K. Skilling of orchestrating a fraud that made the ...
(2006-05-26 08:01:00 GMT)


Why Enron bosses were convicted
INQ7.net, Philippines - May 26, 2006
... than, “It’s not true.”. In one of the greatest corporate scandals in US history, former Enron Corp. chiefs Lay and Skilling ...
(2006-05-26 20:57:00 GMT)


PGE praises employees in wake of Enron verdict
Bizjournals.com, NC - May 26, 2006
Portland General Electric, formerly one of the major assets of Enron Corp., issued ginger praise for the Houston jurors who issued guilty verdicts against ...
(2006-05-26 17:45:00 GMT)


Paul Loeb: Enron's Good Fight
Yahoo! News - May 26, 2006
"We fought the good fight," Jeff Skilling said, standing strong after he and "Kenny Boy" Lay were convicted of defrauding Enron stockholders. ...
(2006-05-27 02:14:00 GMT)


Guilty Enron duo facing prison
Irish Independent, Ireland - May 26, 2006
KENNETH Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who built Enron into America's seventh-largest company and then drove it into bankruptcy, were convicted of orchestrating a ...
(2006-05-26 08:54:00 GMT)


Former Enron Corp. chiefs convicted
EiTB, Spain - May 26, 2006
Enron is currently still in bankruptcy and is in the process of liquidating its assets to distribute to creditors. Former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-26 08:05:00 GMT)


Crooked, Guilty At Enron's Top
Detroit Free Press, United States - May 26, 2006
The two former Enron bosses were convicted Thursday of sinking the company through falsehoods and accounting tricks to conceal its failed ventures in energy ...
(2006-05-26 09:24:00 GMT)


Where do you take your beef?
Kansas City Star, MO - 5
The Enron convictions and a recent Supreme Court ruling make for an interesting juxtaposition in current events. They both raise ...
(2006-06-11 07:01:00 GMT)


Lay says he's 'shocked' at Enron verdict
Boston Globe, United States - May 26, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay with his wife Linda makes a statement as he leaves the courthouse after being found guilty of all counts in his fraud and conspiracy ...
(2006-05-26 18:16:00 GMT)


Enron Jury Saw Story Defense Missed
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 26, 2006
By Thomas S. Mulligan, Times Staff Writer. The home page, with its red, white and blue piping and its formal portrait of the disgraced Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-27 06:38:00 GMT)


Two Enron Chiefs Are Convicted in Fraud and Conspiracy Trial
New York Times, United States - May 26, 2006
HOUSTON, May 25 — Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall ...
(2006-05-26 15:20:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay, Skilling found guilty in historic verdict
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 26, 2006
NEW YORK -- The US government's Enron task force scored a historic victory yesterday in winning guilty verdicts against former chairman Kenneth Lay and onetime ...
(2006-05-26 08:12:00 GMT)


Lay and Skilling found guilty in Enron trial
CTV.ca, Canada - May 26, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling were found guilty Thursday in one of the biggest corporate scandals in US history. ...
(2006-05-26 10:14:00 GMT)



Washington Post
A Woman Of Conviction
Washington Post, United States - 19
Kenneth Lay and his wife face reporters after guilty verdicts were returned against him last month in Houston for his role in Enron's downfall. ...
Facility to shed Lay's name Houston Chronicle
Katy YMCA drops Lay's name Houstonist
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(2006-06-10 04:28:00 GMT)


The Enron Fallout Fell Out Years Ago
Washington Post, United States - May 26, 2006
... in federal court in Houston. The most important fallout from the collapse of Enron "fell out" many years ago. It fell out with the ...
(2006-05-26 16:02:00 GMT)


Enron: No other case was as crucial
Toronto Star, Canada - May 26, 2006
WASHINGTON—If there was one case the government had to make to define this as the era of corporate accountability, it was Enron. ...
(2006-05-26 07:09:00 GMT)


Ignorance claim did not sway Enron jury
International Herald Tribune, France - May 26, 2006
... their verdict, that Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling were telling the truth when they claimed they didn't realize that something was rotten at Enron. ...
(2006-05-26 07:07:00 GMT)


McSweeney aims to draw out Bean for 24 debates
Pioneer Press Online, IL - Jun 8, 2006
... Melissa Bean, D-8th, even if it means discussing a meeting he attended with Enron officials in Houston just before the energy giant's collapse. ...
(2006-06-08 12:11:00 GMT)


Employees Increasingly Getting Canned for Abusing Company Email
TMCnet - Jun 8, 2006
... One example was when prosecutors used emails to build their case against Ken Lay, Enron founder and ex-CEO. He is now facing a 165-year prison sentence. ...
(2006-06-08 12:20:00 GMT)



Washington Post
Facility to shed Lay's name
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 7, 2006
Honoring a request from convicted former Enron chief Ken Lay, the YMCA of Greater Houston's executive board has agreed to remove his name from a Katy facility. ...
Katy YMCA drops Lay's name Houstonist
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(2006-06-08 05:45:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay, Skilling convicted, face years in jail
Reuters - May 25, 2006
By Matt Daily and Dan Whitcomb. HOUSTON, May 25 (Reuters) - Former Enron Corp. chief executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were ...
(2006-05-25 18:30:00 GMT)


A Chronology of Enron and Its Downfall
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 25, 2006
1985 -- Houston Natural Gas merges with InterNorth to form Enron, HNG CEO Kenneth Lay becomes CEO of combined company the following year. ...
(2006-05-25 17:33:00 GMT)


Update 38: Lay, Skilling Convicted in Enron Collapse
Forbes - May 25, 2006
... convicted of conspiracy and fraud Thursday by a federal jury that laid blame for one of the biggest business scandals in US history squarely on Enron Corp.'s ...
(2006-05-26 05:21:00 GMT)


Lay, Skilling Convicted of Fraud That Doomed Enron (Update9)
Bloomberg - May 25, 2006
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who built Enron Corp. into the nation's seventh-largest company and then ...
(2006-05-25 20:05:00 GMT)


Lay, Skilling Convicted of Fraud That Doomed Enron (Update11)
Bloomberg - May 25, 2006
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who built Enron Corp. into the nation's seventh-largest company and then ...
(2006-05-25 21:51:00 GMT)


Update 32: Lay, Skilling Convicted in Enron Collapse
Forbes - May 25, 2006
Former Enron Corp. ... Enron's collapse alone took with it more than $60 billion in market value, almost $2.1 billion in pension plans and 5,600 jobs. ...
(2006-05-25 21:38:00 GMT)


Update 36: Lay, Skilling Convicted in Enron Collapse
Forbes - May 25, 2006
... convicted of conspiracy and fraud Thursday by a federal jury that laid blame for one of the biggest business scandals in US history squarely on Enron Corp.'s ...
(2006-05-25 23:56:00 GMT)


Former Enron chiefs guilty in landmark trial
Toronto Star, Canada - May 26, 2006
HOUSTON—A US jury convicted former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay of each of the six counts with which he was charged yesterday and convicted his protégé ...
(2006-05-26 07:26:00 GMT)


Cast of Characters: A look at those involved in Enron scandal
CTV.ca, Canada - May 25, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling were convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. ...
(2006-05-25 21:35:00 GMT)


A chronology of Enron, criminal cases
BusinessWeek - May 25, 2006
MAY. 25 7:08 PM ET A chronology of Enron Corp. ... 1991 -- Richard Causey leaves Arthur Andersen LLP to join Enron as assistant controller. ...
(2006-05-25 23:36:00 GMT)


Constitutional amendment would ban white-collar crime
Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Jun 9, 2006
In a rare public appearance in Washington this week, convicted former Enron CEO Ken Lay reaffirmed his innocence and called on Congress to pass a ...
(2006-06-09 07:22:00 GMT)


Vinson & Elkins, Enron reach settlement
Washington Business Journal, DC - Jun 2, 2006
Of that amount, $10.5 million is allocated to Enron's preference claims for legal fees paid to V&E in the 90 days prior to the company filing for bankruptcy. ...
(2006-06-03 03:06:00 GMT)


How CIBC got caught up in Enron's wake
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 26, 2006
The two sides had come together to discuss a possible settlement over CIBC's alleged involvement in the demise of Enron Corp., although "discuss" would ...
(2006-05-26 08:12:00 GMT)


Enron fraudsters were drunk on power
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - May 26, 2006
David Litterick in New York explains how the pair of like-minded daredevils who ran Enron caused one of business's biggest bankruptcies. ...
(2006-05-26 13:57:00 GMT)


Board Members: Guard Your Wallets
Forbes - Jun 7, 2006
... Ever since directors at Enron and WorldCom paid millions to settle lawsuits stemming from their firms' misdeeds, board members have feared that they could be ...
(2006-06-07 22:04:00 GMT)


Lay, Skilling Convicted of Fraud That Doomed Enron (Update10)
Bloomberg - May 25, 2006
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who built Enron Corp. into the nation's seventh-largest company and then ...
(2006-05-25 21:30:00 GMT)



Seattle Times
Enron scandal couldn't occur in this special place
Seattle Times, United States - Jun 5, 2006
... But we've been spared the kind of corporate mega-scandals that made Enron, WorldCom and HealthSouth into the worst kind of household names. ...
(2006-06-05 07:14:00 GMT)


Verdict on an Era: Arrogance and Recklessness at Enron
New York Times, United States - May 25, 2006
Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former Enron chief executive and president, left, and Kenneth L. Lay, the former chairman. Paula Dwyer, deputy ...
(2006-05-26 04:14:00 GMT)


Major Players in Enron Debacle and Subsequent Trial
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 25, 2006
Here is a rundown of the key witnesses among the 54 people who testified for the prosecution and defense in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-25 17:53:00 GMT)


Oversight of rogue CPAs has been inconsistent
MSNBC - Jun 9, 2006
... lumps, particularly with the abrupt annihilation of Arthur Andersen LLP and the jobs of thousands of auditors who had nothing to do with the firm’s Enron Corp ...
(2006-06-09 18:13:00 GMT)


The rise and fall of Enron
BBC News, UK - May 25, 2006
The conviction of former Enron bosses Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay for conspiracy and fraud marks the end to a scandal that gripped corporate America. ...
(2006-05-25 19:22:00 GMT)


With Enron trial over, let the reforms begin
Centre Daily Times, PA - Jun 3, 2006
... Enron bought the politicians who bent the rules that let them steal, con and gyp. ... Phil Gramm of Texas, whose wife, Wendy, served on the board of Enron. ...
(2006-06-03 07:13:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay, Skilling Found Guilty of Conspiracy and Fraud
FOX News - May 25, 2006
HOUSTON — Former Enron Corp. executives ... you.". The decision is just the latest event in Enron's stunning rise and scandalous fall. ...
(2006-05-26 02:02:00 GMT)


Update 31: Lay, Skilling Convicted in Enron Collapse
Forbes - May 25, 2006
Former Enron Corp. ... Enron's collapse alone took with it more than $60 billion in market value, almost $2.1 billion in pension plans and 5,600 jobs. ...
(2006-05-25 19:59:00 GMT)


The Enron Timeline
TheStreet.com - May 25, 2006
1985 Enron is formed by the merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, and is headquartered in Houston. ... October 2001 Enron's results turn dismal. ...
(2006-05-25 19:55:00 GMT)


Guilty party acquitted by Enron jury
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 25, 2006
... It wasn't reports in 2001 in Fortune magazine, the Wall Street Journal and other publications that led to the downfall of Enron. ...
(2006-05-26 05:33:00 GMT)


Stick to principles or go by the rules?
VNUNet.com, UK - Jun 9, 2006
Principles have found favour over rules, post-Enron. In the US, the view initially took hold that if rules-based accounting standards ...
(2006-06-09 10:46:00 GMT)


Enron execs convicted
The Herald, WA - May 26, 2006
HOUSTON - Former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were found guilty Thursday on most counts in their landmark conspiracy and fraud case. ...
(2006-05-26 07:11:00 GMT)


From riches to ruin: the Enron story
The Herald, UK - May 25, 2006
Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, former senior executives with Enron, the collapsed US energy giant, were finally brought to account yesterday after being ...
(2006-05-26 02:04:00 GMT)


16 former Enron executives face punishments
Montgomery Advertiser, AL - Jun 3, 2006
By Kristen Hays. HOUSTON -- Now that Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling are felons, the ...
(2006-06-03 09:03:00 GMT)


Enron's Top Executives Are Convicted of Fraud
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 26, 2006
... HOUSTON — Handing the government its biggest victory in its war on corporate corruption, a federal jury Thursday found former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-26 07:08:00 GMT)


Enron bosses guilty, face life in jail
Ninemsn, Australia - May 25, 2006
Former Enron Corp. ... "If it (the guilty verdict) hadn't happened it would have been an open wound," said former Enron employee Chris Jones, 35. ...
(2006-05-25 21:10:00 GMT)


Enron bosses nailed in fraud
Detroit Free Press, United States - May 27, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay, with his wife, Linda, professes his innocence after the verdict. (PAT SULLIVAN/Associated Press). Founder ...
(2006-05-27 09:38:00 GMT)


Enron pair guilty of conspiracy
Australian, Australia - May 26, 2006
SOON after the jury in the corporate trial of the century found US energy giant Enron's Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling guilty yesterday of fraud and conspiracy ...
(2006-05-26 15:01:00 GMT)


Enron verdicts: Paying for performance
Munster Times, IN - Jun 2, 2006
BY MIKE HOBAN. It looks like Enron executives Jeff Skilling and Kenneth Lay each will be moving from a big house to The Big House. ...
(2006-06-03 06:16:00 GMT)


More Enron settlements loom but payouts far off
The Standard, Hong Kong - May 30, 2006
The conviction of ex-Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling will help former employees, shareholders and other creditors reach settlements to recoup ...
(2006-05-30 17:50:00 GMT)


Enron marks no end to scandals
Business Day, South Africa - May 29, 2006
Yet stock option-related scams, which is what the horror story at Enron was all about, are still happening today despite the Draconian requirements of the ...
... and outrageous options USA Today
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The seductive nature of power
Management-Issues, UK - 20
From 1995 to 2000, Fortune magazine called Enron the most innovative company in America. Former Enron CEO's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey ...
Not the smartest film in the cinema Spiked
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Not the smartest film in the cinema
Spiked, UK - May 30, 2006
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is essentially a morality tale about America’s largest ever bankruptcy. It tells how excessive ...
The seductive nature of power Management-Issues
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(2006-05-30 19:58:00 GMT)


Jury Finds One of Two Former Enron Broadband Executives Guilty
New York Sun, NY - 9
Kevin Howard, a former vice president of finance at Enron Corporation's Internet unit, was convicted of falsely reporting millions of dollars in revenue in the ...
(2006-06-01 08:21:00 GMT)



Earthtimes.org
Enron verdicts good for investors
USA Today - May 29, 2006
NEW YORK — The bedrock of free markets — trust, confidence, integrity — that was undermined by the fraud that led to Enron's 2001 collapse, took another ...
Enron verdict has reinforced confidence in the judicial system Earthtimes.org
The sound of giants falling Lompoc Record
Jail for corporate crooks Winnipeg Sun
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Snatch Those Matches
Motley Fool - 10
... Finally, think back to companies such as Enron, or even to firms such as Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) and US Airways (NYSE: LCC), and remember that you don't want ...
(2006-05-31 23:24:00 GMT)


Enron’s aftermath
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - May 28, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) – For more than two years, Kenneth Lay portrayed his prosecution as a witch hunt that rose from the rubble of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-29 05:09:00 GMT)


Enron’s not alone in investigators’ sights
The Olympian, WA - May 28, 2006
WASHINGTON — While the federal government has garnered its biggest victory from the business scandals of recent years with the conviction of former Enron Corp ...
(2006-05-28 18:30:00 GMT)


So, Mr. Black, have you considered Cuba?
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 30, 2006
... The US Justice Department has bagged its biggest trophy yet. The two men who ran Enron Corp. ... Mr. Black has good reason to curse Enron's name. ...
So, Mr. Black, have you considered Cuba? Globe and Mail
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(2006-05-30 10:30:00 GMT)


The Enron verdicts: corruption and American capitalism
Axis of Logic, MA - May 29, 2006
The guilty verdicts handed down by a Houston jury last week against former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling provide an opportunity to evaluate the ...
(2006-05-29 10:49:00 GMT)


Japan Pension Fund Likens Chuo Aoyama Case to Enron (Update1)
Bloomberg - May 28, 2006
... said the suspension of auditor Chuo Aoyama for helping falsify earnings reports is as serious as the scandal that led to the bankruptcy of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-29 05:27:00 GMT)


Enron Verdicts to Help Civil Claimants
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 28, 2006
... The conviction of former Enron Corp. ... and Citigroup Inc., accused by Enron shareholders of aiding the company's financial misdeeds. ...
(2006-05-29 05:10:00 GMT)


Arlen Boardman column: Ex-Enron bosses get what they deserve with ...
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - May 30, 2006
A jury did the job when it found the two former Enron leaders guilty of fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. I say this ...
(2006-05-30 09:37:00 GMT)


Enron's tale not the only fallout story
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 9
By John Plender, Financial Times. Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of Enron have finally been convicted of fraud and conspiracy. ...
(2006-05-31 21:59:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay, Skilling Convicted of Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
Bloomberg - May 25, 2006
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- A US jury convicted Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of orchestrating the fraud that destroyed Enron Corp., giving prosecutors a victory ...
(2006-05-25 16:14:00 GMT)


Enron Executives Guilty on Most Counts
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 25, 2006
Former Enron executives Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling were found guilty today on most counts in their landmark conspiracy and fraud case. ...
(2006-05-25 16:18:00 GMT)


Don't compare Bonds to Enron
Contra Costa Times, CA - May 28, 2006
... read an irresponsible article by Eric Gilmore comparing fans cheering for Barry Bonds' record home run chase to people celebrating Enron's financial gains. ...
(2006-05-28 10:15:00 GMT)


After Enron convictions, then what?
Arizona Republic, AZ - May 28, 2006
Now that arrogant corporate thieves Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling have been found guilty and are going to jail in the Enron debacle, how do we go after and ...
(2006-05-29 03:17:00 GMT)


Enron's fall may benefit all investors
Toledo Blade, OH - May 30, 2006
... The chickens came home to roost for Enron Corp.'s former chief executive officers more than four years after the massive bankruptcy in December, 2001, that ...
(2006-05-30 10:42:00 GMT)


WestJet's apology
Waterloo Record, Canada - May 31, 2006
... Just last week, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, two former leaders of Enron Corp., were convicted of corporate crimes in the 2001 collapse of the company. ...
(2006-05-31 08:20:00 GMT)


ENRON CASE A GRUELING TRIAL
Free Market News Network, FL - May 29, 2006
The unyielding preparation, the sleepless nights spent in a dingy room far from his wife and four children, whom he visited only twice in six months, all came ...
(2006-05-29 10:25:00 GMT)


Prosecutors may seize $62 million in Enron case
Buffalo News, United States - May 29, 2006
Now that Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling have been convicted of the fraud that destroyed Enron Corp., the government is poised to seize $62 million of their ...
(2006-05-29 12:58:00 GMT)


Justice for Enron's once-powerful is welcome news for all those ...
Allentown Morning Call, PA - May 28, 2006
Enron CEOs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling jave been found guilty of conspiracy and fraud in the 2001 collapse of their company that cost thousands their jobs ...
(2006-05-28 08:09:00 GMT)


Lex live: Daewoo scandal
Euro2day, Greece - May 30, 2006
Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron executives convicted of fraud and conspiracy, should be so lucky. Kim Woo-choong, who ...
(2006-05-30 14:07:00 GMT)


Trial & Error: Enron chiefs took the stand and paid for it
Economic Times, India - May 28, 2006
HOUSTON: For more than two years, Kenneth Lay portrayed his prosecution as a witch hunt that rose from the rubble of Enron. It was ...
(2006-05-28 21:04:00 GMT)


Wall Street touts transparency, yearns for secrecy
Reuters - May 30, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scandals like the one that toppled Enron have sparked calls for greater corporate transparency, but the outcry for openness ends where ...
(2006-05-30 15:14:00 GMT)


Enron's enablers failed to do jobs
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - May 28, 2006
By Mitchell Schnurman. Let's remember that Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling didn't bring down Enron all by themselves. ... Enron's accountants didn't wave a red flag. ...
(2006-05-28 09:40:00 GMT)


Rule to halt executives' insider trading is flawed, study says
Boston Globe, United States - May 31, 2006
... Trades planned in advance under an automatic trading program are protected from civil or criminal penalties. The rule was used by former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-31 08:09:00 GMT)


MOUNTAIN VIEWS: ENRON'S LAY, SKILLING GET JUSTICE
Niagarafallsreporter.com, NY - May 29, 2006
... who ever came down the pike in this country, Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, respectively the founder-chairman and chief executive officer of Enron. ...
(2006-05-29 15:59:00 GMT)


Enron's Last Mystery
BusinessWeek - 5
Was Enron’s law firm as blind to the company’s shenanigans as it maintains? Internal messages reviewed by BusinessWeek suggest ...
(2006-06-01 05:03:00 GMT)


The Enron verdict: `Ashamed' wrongdoer gets break
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - May 28, 2006
CHICAGO - They blamed him above all others for bringing down Enron Corp., forcing him to admit repeatedly under oath that, yes, he is a shameful excuse for a ...
(2006-05-28 21:50:00 GMT)


Enron Jurors Used Glisan's Testimony to Convict Skilling, Lay
Bloomberg - May 25, 2006
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Jurors who convicted former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling said testimony by ex-Treasurer Ben Glisan Jr. ...
(2006-05-26 04:23:00 GMT)


Despite Enron trial, investing still risky
San Jose Mercury News, USA - May 30, 2006
You conclude in your remarks about the Enron trial that it will serve as a deterrent against corporate crimes (Editorial, May 26). ...
(2006-05-30 10:06:00 GMT)


Is the Kinder Morgan buyout good for investors?
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 30, 2006
And yes, it's ironic that Rich Kinder makes headlines just days after his former Enron colleague, Ken Lay, made even bigger ones by getting convicted. ...
Pipe dream reality in Colo. Denver Post
His no-nonsense method pays off Houston Chronicle
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(2006-05-30 14:57:00 GMT)


Bush's Enron Lies
AlterNet, CA - May 30, 2006
... it is today, the national news media bought into the Bush administration's spin that the President did nothing to bail out his Enron benefactors, including ...
(2006-05-30 07:05:00 GMT)


Enron accused found guilty
Dispatch Online, South Africa - May 28, 2006
FORMER Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling yesterday faced spending the rest of their lives in prison after a jury found them guilty of fraud and ...
(2006-05-29 05:32:00 GMT)


Bush’s Enron Lies
The Baltimore Chronicle, MD - 19
Contrary to the official story, the Bush administration did almost whatever it could to help Enron as the company desperately sought cash to cover mounting ...
(2006-05-31 13:34:00 GMT)


Enron's Howard guilty of fraud
Bradenton Herald, United States - 19
HOUSTON - Jurors on Wednesday convicted one of the former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit to be retried after his original case ended in a ...
(2006-06-01 12:13:00 GMT)


Stock options under scrutiny
MSNBC - 7
Every day this week as the Enron headlines have receded, corporate America has watched a steady drip-drip of news coming from another enfolding scandal: stock ...
Investors pay price for CEO's sure bet Miami Herald
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(2006-05-31 23:42:00 GMT)


Cleaning up the corruption in business and politics
Boston Globe, United States - 35
Former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted last week of securities fraud, insider trading, false statements, and conspiracy. ...
(2006-06-01 08:29:00 GMT)


Jury convicts Enron official, acquits another in retrial
Baltimore Sun, United States - 7
HOUSTON // A federal jury rendered a split verdict yesterday in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one ...
(2006-06-01 07:48:00 GMT)


Split verdict for former Enron execs
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - 8
HOUSTON Jurors on Wednesday rendered a split verdict in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 07:47:00 GMT)


Sampling of editorials from upstate New York
1010 Wins, NY - 20
... The Press and Sun-Bulletin of Binghamton on Enron. All Americans owe a salute to the jury in Houston that held the chief executives ...
(2006-05-31 13:05:00 GMT)


Wheaton man presiding over Enron expiration
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 28, 2006
HOUSTON -- For at least a while longer, what's left of Enron Corp. is being headed by a guy from west suburban Wheaton. John J. Ray ...
(2006-05-28 10:23:00 GMT)


Reports suggest slide in CIBC share: Analyst
Toronto Star, Canada - May 30, 2006
... wound came from the $2.63 billion after-tax charge it took last August in relation to lawsuits stemming from its dealings with the now-defunct Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-31 06:55:00 GMT)


Facts on Fannie's fraud ...
USA Today - May 30, 2006
... people questioned the company's extraordinarily complex accounting, they were treated to angry rejoinders reminiscent of those delivered by Enron executives at ...
(2006-05-31 02:01:00 GMT)



CNNMoney.com
Convicted Enron execs should be begging for mercy
USA Today - 3
... either Jeff Skilling or Ken Lay stand at the microphone after the verdicts were read recently and even speak, knowing what they did to Enron employees and ...
Enron execs found guilty The Free Lance-Star
Jury hands down split verdict in Enron Broadband retrial Houston Business Journal
Editorial Roundup Washington Post
BusinessWeek - Nanton News - all 90 related
(2006-06-01 03:37:00 GMT)


Lay, Skilling Convicted of Fraud That Doomed Enron (Update2)
Bloomberg - May 25, 2006
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- A US jury convicted Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of orchestrating the fraud that destroyed Enron Corp., giving prosecutors a victory ...
(2006-05-25 16:34:00 GMT)


Key witnesses in Enron trial
Globe and Mail, Canada - May 25, 2006
Here is a rundown of the key witnesses among the 54 people who testified for the prosecution and defence in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-25 15:59:00 GMT)


Jury splits verdicts in new Enron fraud case
AZ Central.com, AZ - 10
HOUSTON - Jurors on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 06:35:00 GMT)


Takeaways from the Enron Trial
WebCPA, NY - 23
It was never billed as the trial of the century, but I was still a surprised to see the trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling end on such ...
(2006-05-31 13:11:00 GMT)


Enron broadband executive convicted; 2nd acquitted
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - 9
HOUSTON - Of two former Enron Corp. broadband executives to be retried on fraud and conspiracy charges in the wake of a hung jury ...
(2006-06-01 06:36:00 GMT)


Split verdict in another Enron trial
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 7
HOUSTON - Jurors rendered a split verdict yesterday in the retrial of two former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit, convicting one while ...
(2006-06-01 07:14:00 GMT)


Unlike Enron CEOs, Fraud Not Going Away: Hedge Funds, Investing ...
International News Service, Australia - 15
By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun. May 26--Two decades ago, when Enron Corp. ... Enron was the "canary in the mineshaft," said Sen. ...
(2006-05-31 16:56:00 GMT)


No verdict yet in Enron broadband case
America's Network - 8
Jurors in the fraud and conspiracy retrial of two former executives from Enron's defunct broadband unit ended deliberations without a verdict, according to an ...
(2006-06-01 10:06:00 GMT)


Enron shows why we should keep fraud juries
Guardian Unlimited, UK - May 28, 2006
... over 15 weeks of trial, eight men and four women on a jury in Houston, Texas, decided unanimously that the two former chief executives of Enron were guilty on ...
(2006-05-29 00:08:00 GMT)


Enron trial demonstrates need for political reform
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 1 hour ago
Meanwhile, Houston reacted to the Enron verdict as though the Rockets had won the National Basketball Association championship. ...
(2006-06-01 07:15:00 GMT)


Prosecutor Zeroes In on Ex-Enron Chief's Finances
New York Times, United States - May 1, 2006
Larry Ingrassia, business editor, Joseph Nocera, business columnist, and Kurt Eichenwald, investigative reporter, discuss the upcoming Enron trial. ...
(2006-05-02 04:42:00 GMT)


Lay reflects upon collapse of Enron
The Herald, UK - May 2, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay wrapped up six days on the witness stand yesterday by saying that the company's collapse was "the most painful thing in my life.". ...
(2006-05-03 01:06:00 GMT)


Risky times for accountants
Calgary Sun, Canada - 2
Following the Enron scandal and the disintegration of disgraced accounting firm Arthur Anderson, it’s clear number crunchers now find themselves risking ...
(2006-05-09 20:40:00 GMT)


Credit Suisse Enters Agreement to Resolve Claims Asserted by Enron ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 22
... May 9, 2006--We are pleased to announce that Credit Suisse has entered into an agreement in principle with the bankruptcy estate of Enron Corporation and its ...
(2006-05-09 23:40:00 GMT)


Update 1: Jury Chosen for Enron Broadband Retrial
Forbes - May 2, 2006
By KRISTEN HAYS , 05.02.2006, 07:59 PM. A jury was chosen Tuesday for the first of three retrials of five former Enron Corp. broadband ...
(2006-05-03 00:08:00 GMT)


Defense rests in trial of Lay and Skilling
Financial Director, UK - 19
The jury hearing the trial of former Enron bosses Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay will begin next week to deliberate over whether they believe the defendants ...
(2006-05-09 06:51:00 GMT)


Enron Reaches Settlement with CSFB in MegaClaims Litigation
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 21
HOUSTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Enron Corp. announced ... case. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, CSFB will pay Enron $90 million. ...
(2006-05-09 22:16:00 GMT)


Enron tour popularity hits dead end
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 6, 2006
HOUSTON -- The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder ... tour. Pack a bus with Enron junkies and show them all the hot spots. ...
(2006-05-06 10:14:00 GMT)


Feisty Ken Lay makes defiant defence of role in Enron collapse
Independent, UK - May 1, 2006
Ken Lay, the former chairman of the energy giant Enron, made a last-ditch attempt to keep himself out of prison yesterday as he gave aggressive testimony in ...
(2006-05-01 23:21:00 GMT)


Enron fraud trial hears Lay admit to mistakes
Guardian Unlimited, UK - May 2, 2006
Enron's founder, Kenneth Lay, yesterday ended six days of trial evidence claiming he had done all he could to avoid the company's collapse, an event he ...
(2006-05-03 00:34:00 GMT)


'I loved Enron very much'
London Free Press, Canada - May 3, 2006
HOUSTON -- Kenneth Lay left jurors at the Enron trial with the same impression he made when he first took the witness stand more than a week ago: He was a true ...
(2006-05-03 07:29:00 GMT)


Enron case rests, deliberations next
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 18
The prosecution and defense rested their cases on Monday in the trial of former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay after 14 weeks of intense ...
(2006-05-10 03:48:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay plays the true believer - but will jury buy it?
Uniontown Herald Standard, PA - May 2, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) - Kenneth Lay left jurors at the Enron trial with the same impression he made when he first took the witness stand more than a week ago: He was a ...
(2006-05-03 04:47:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay ends testimony
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - May 2, 2006
FORMER Enron Corp chief Kenneth Lay wrapped up his testimony overnight, proclaiming he was innocent of any crimes at the now-ruined US company that he built ...
(2006-05-02 22:11:00 GMT)


Enron founder still defiant
London Free Press, Canada - May 1, 2006
By AP. HOUSTON -- Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay ignored employees' concerns about accounting integrity in the weeks before the ...
(2006-05-02 06:23:00 GMT)


Enron jurors assured, only a week to go in testimony
KTVO, MO - May 4, 2006
HOUSTON A federal judge in Houston is promising jurors in the Enron trial that testimony will wrap up over the next week. Jurors ...
(2006-05-04 23:58:00 GMT)



AXcess News
Regulators to Hear Corporate Complaints
Los Angeles Times, CA - 38
US securities regulators will hear business leaders' passionately held views this week on how to amend or kill post-Enron requirements that many believe are ...
Smaller Firms Are Paying Big To Comply Washington Post
SEC to hear complaints over Sarbanes-Oxley law Reuters
Will The SEC Change Sarbanes-Oxley Law? AXcess News
Fort Worth Star Telegram - The Sunday Times - all 12 related
(2006-05-08 07:05:00 GMT)


Employers are doing a poor job of explaining 401(k)s to workers
Asbury Park Press, NJ - 22
... investing in a single asset — in most cases, company stock — they would have avoided the retirement-plan debacles in companies such as Enron Corp., Lucent ...
(2006-05-07 08:45:00 GMT)


Enron defence brings in experts
Finance24, South Africa - May 4, 2006
Houston - Defence lawyers for former Enron CEOs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling questioned two accounting experts on Wednesday to show that the collapsed ...
(2006-05-04 09:41:00 GMT)


Business: STOCK MARKETS, SHARKS, SUCKERS AND VICTIMS
Island Business, Fiji - 8
... Such trials are currently going on in the United States over the Enron disaster, in which ordinary shareholders and ordinary employees in the company lost ...
(2006-05-07 23:23:00 GMT)


As Enron trial draws to a close, Houston drawn and indifferent
KLTV, TX - May 5, 2006
HOUSTON The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling gave Houston tour manager Sandra Lord the idea of "The ...
(2006-05-05 17:01:00 GMT)


Don’t throw Sox baby out with the bath water
The Sunday Times, UK - May 6, 2006
... That legislation was designed to improve the quality of corporate governance in the wake of the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, and scandals at other companies ...
(2006-05-06 22:22:00 GMT)


Lay defends accounting at Enron as 'aggressive'
International Herald Tribune, France - May 1, 2006
HOUSTON The collapse of Enron does not prove that the company, once a leading energy trader, was riddled with accounting fraud or lied to investors, a former ...
(2006-05-01 22:31:00 GMT)


Enron's Collapse Doesn't Prove Crimes Were Committed, Lay Says
Bloomberg - May 1, 2006
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp.'s collapse doesn't prove the energy trader was riddled with accounting fraud or lied to investors, former Chairman Kenneth Lay ...
(2006-05-01 17:38:00 GMT)


Skilling, Lay Optimistic As Testimony Ends
Bay News 9, FL - 11
After 54 witnesses in more than three months, testimony ended Monday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder ...
(2006-05-08 22:34:00 GMT)



CNNMoney.com
Enron Defense Rests; US Rebuttal Calls Lay a Liar (Update2)
Bloomberg - 3
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Defense lawyers at the fraud trial of former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling rested ...
Testimony ends in Enron's Lay, Skilling trial Reuters
Defence rests case in Enron trial BBC News
UPDATE 3-Testimony ends in Enron's Lay, Skilling trial Reuters
Forbes - Irish Examiner - all 562 related
(2006-05-08 18:54:00 GMT)


List of Defense Witnesses in Enron Trial
Houston Chronicle, United States - 8
... Lay blamed Enron's December 2001 implosion on a lethal combination of bad press that siphoned market confidence in a skittish market roiled by the 2001 ...
(2006-05-08 22:36:00 GMT)


Testimony ends in Enron trial; defendants say they're optimistic
KRIS-TV, TX - 17
HOUSTON -- After 54 witnesses in more than three months, testimony ended Monday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-08 22:27:00 GMT)


Testimony winding down in Enron conspiracy, fraud trial
CourtTV, NY - 8
HOUSTON (AP) — The lengthy fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling ...
(2006-05-08 12:47:00 GMT)


Testimony ends in Enron fraud trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey ...
940 News, Canada - 13
HOUSTON (AP) - Testimony ended Monday in the US fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive ...
(2006-05-08 20:48:00 GMT)


SEC to hear calls for Sarbox ‘fix’
Accountancy Age, UK - 6
... the Securities & Exchange Commission, the US’s chief financial regulator, either make changes to or do away with the corporate reforms brought in after Enron ...
(2006-05-08 05:32:00 GMT)


Lay heats up again during testimony in Enron trial
Bizjournals.com, NC - May 1, 2006
Former Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay and federal prosecutor John Hueston resumed their battle of words and wits Monday morning ...
(2006-05-02 04:30:00 GMT)


Firms seek relief from prosecutors
International Herald Tribune, France - 24
... tax shelters. Corporate regulations drafted after accounting frauds at Enron and WorldCom are also under attack in other areas. A ...
Prosecutors Should Be Curbed, Say US Business Organizations Bloomberg
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(2006-05-08 14:15:00 GMT)


Week's World News: Top 10
Albuquerque Tribune, NM - May 6, 2006
... Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay wrapped up six days on the witness stand Tuesday by saying that the company's collapse was "the ...
(2006-05-06 18:13:00 GMT)


Feds won't call Causey in Enron trial
CNNMoney.com - May 5, 2006
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The government will not call former Enron accounting chief Richard Causey to testify against his former bosses when the prosecution ...
(2006-05-05 12:38:00 GMT)


Enron calls experts to defend accounting
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - May 3, 2006
HOUSTON: Defence lawyers for former Enron CEOs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling questioned two accounting experts to show that the collapsed energy company ...
(2006-05-03 23:49:00 GMT)


Andy Borowitz: Satan's Testimony Rocks Enron Trial
YubaNet (satire), CA - May 4, 2006
The trial of former Enron CEO Ken Lay took a stunning turn today as the prosecution introduced Satan as a surprise witness, attempting to establish a long ...
(2006-05-04 15:39:00 GMT)


Defence rests in Enron fraud trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey ...
940 News, Canada - 8
HOUSTON (AP) - The defence rested Monday in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey ...
(2006-05-08 15:40:00 GMT)


LAKERS, WHAT NOW?
CBS 2, CA - 15
... I don't like the fact that I was dead right. This team fell apart like Enron. It all blew up like Mt. St. Helen's. They cracked like the San Andreas fault. ...
(2006-05-07 23:56:00 GMT)


Testimony concludes in Enron trial
Baltimore Sun, United States - 21
By Kristen Hays. HOUSTON // Testimony ended today in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and ...
(2006-05-08 16:36:00 GMT)


Enron fraud trial winds down
AZ Central.com, AZ - May 5, 2006
HOUSTON - The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling is winding ...
(2006-05-05 07:39:00 GMT)


Enron: "The Smartest Guys in the Room" with a Temper
ProgressiveU.org, CA - May 5, 2006
... taking. Skilling and Lay are basically blaming Andrew Fastow for Enron's fall. ... homes. Now you see what the victims of Enron has faced. ...
(2006-05-05 20:03:00 GMT)


Shock Value
Standard-Speaker, PA - May 6, 2006
... (Think "The Godfather" meets Enron.). And where would any proper business scandal be without some CEO with an eye-poppingly large salary? ...
(2006-05-06 11:05:00 GMT)


Enron earnings changes were proper, expert says
Birmingham News, AL - May 4, 2006
HOUSTON - Last-minute changes to quarterly earnings reports prosecutors contend were ordered by former Enron Corp. Chief Executive ...
(2006-05-04 09:38:00 GMT)


Update 15: Skilling, Lay Optimistic As Testimony Ends
Forbes - 18
... PM. After 54 witnesses in more than three months, testimony ended Monday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-08 21:52:00 GMT)


This Week at the Enron Trial: Trial Enters Homestretch
WebCPA, NY - May 4, 2006
Houston (May 5, 2006) - The Enron trial inched closer to its end as former chairman Kenneth Lay wrapped up his testimony and a parade of character witnesses ...
(2006-05-05 04:03:00 GMT)


Second trial begins for Enron broadband unit
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - May 4, 2006
HOUSTON - The first of three retrials of five former Enron Corp. broadband executives began Wednesday with a prosecutor telling ...
(2006-05-04 11:50:00 GMT)


Defense experts: Enron reporting accurate
MSNBC - May 4, 2006
HOUSTON - In the accounting profession, the rules are known as GAAP — an acronym for generally accepted accounting principles. Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-04 14:43:00 GMT)


Defense Rests in Enron Case
ABC 4, Salt Lake City - 11
Prosecutors in the Houston conspiracy and fraud trial of Enron Corp.'s former leaders called their first rebuttal witness Monday. ...
(2006-05-08 16:47:00 GMT)


Defense Rests in Enron Fraud Trial
ABC News - 12
Enron founder Kenneth Lay walks to the courthouse for day 53 of his fraud and conspiracy trial Monday, May 8, 2006, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan). ...
(2006-05-08 15:01:00 GMT)


Defense rests in fraud trial of former Enron executives
CourtTV, NY - 19
HOUSTON (AP) — The defense rested Monday in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief ...
(2006-05-08 14:54:00 GMT)


Bank fraud, false statement charges looming
Houston Chronicle, United States - 10
By MARY FLOOD. It is possible Ken Lay could be exonerated by the jury in the Enron fraud and conspiracy case and still wind up in prison. ...
(2006-05-08 05:33:00 GMT)


Defense Rests, Enron Trial Nears Its End
Brocktown News, USA - 6
By KRISTEN HAYS, AP Business Writer 7 minutes ago. HOUSTON - The defense rested Monday in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-08 16:17:00 GMT)


ENRON TRIAL NEARS ITS END
Free Market News Network, FL - 12
The defense rested Monday in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey ...
(2006-05-08 16:11:00 GMT)


Testimony Ends In Enron Trial
10News.com, CA - 17
HOUSTON -- Testimony ended Monday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief ...
(2006-05-08 17:50:00 GMT)


Enron testimony done
ABC 4, Salt Lake City - 8
HOUSTON (AP) - Testimony has come to an end in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. ...
(2006-05-08 17:59:00 GMT)


Testimony ends in trial of Enron pair
BreakingNews.ie, Ireland - 8
Testimony ended today in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling after attorneys on ...
(2006-05-08 17:59:00 GMT)


Enron testimony ends
KRQE, NM - 10
HOUSTON -- Testimony in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling ended abruptly MOnday as attorneys reduced ...
(2006-05-08 17:57:00 GMT)


Liberate 401(k) holders from company grip
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - 23
... investing in a single asset — in most cases, company stock — they would have avoided the retirement-plan debacles in companies such as Enron Corp., Lucent ...
(2006-05-07 07:10:00 GMT)


Enron case heading toward the finish line
KTEN, TX - May 5, 2006
... Lake told the jury hearing the fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling they could get the case by May 18th. ...
(2006-05-05 09:15:00 GMT)


Testimony Ends in Enron Fraud Trial
ABC News - 21
Enron founder Kenneth Lay speaks to the media as his attorney Mike Ramsey stands in the background outside the courthouse at the end of the testimony phase of ...
(2006-05-08 17:46:00 GMT)


Accountant: Enron financials were not misleading
Bradenton Herald, United States - May 4, 2006
HOUSTON - Enron founder Kenneth Lay did not mislead investors about the company's financial health in the weeks before it plunged into bankruptcy, an ...
(2006-05-04 07:12:00 GMT)


Enron defense: we kept to rules
Albuquerque Tribune, NM - May 4, 2006
By Associated Press. HOUSTON - In the accounting profession, the rules are known as GAAP - an acronym for generally accepted accounting principles. Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-04 18:04:00 GMT)


Defense: Enron data correct
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - May 3, 2006
HOUSTON -- Last-minute changes to quarterly earnings reports, which prosecutors contend were ordered by Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey ...
(2006-05-04 04:57:00 GMT)


Enron founder maintains his innocence
DetNews.com, MI - May 2, 2006
HOUSTON -- Enron Corp. founder ... Enron, once the seventh-largest corporation in the US, filed for bankruptcy protection in December. Yet ...
(2006-05-02 09:01:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay hid key data, stock sales - govt
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - Apr 28, 2006
By Matt Daily. HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor accused former Enron Corp. chief Kenneth Lay on Thursday of withholding key ...
(2006-04-28 07:04:00 GMT)


Enron chief's famed charm in little evidence
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - May 2, 2006
WHEN trouble befell Enron in 2001 a pollster advised the energy company to "take advantage" of its "most powerful weapon", genial chief executive Kenneth Lay. ...
(2006-05-02 21:20:00 GMT)


Tour of Enron sites fails to pique public interest
Kansas City Star, MO - 10
... HOUSTON — The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder ... Tour. Pack a bus with Enron junkies and show them all the hot spots. ...
(2006-05-06 07:08:00 GMT)


Lay forced to sell stock, court told
Toronto Star, Canada - 23
Former Enron Corp. chairman Kenneth Lay, right, was forced to sell millions of dollars in Enron stock in 2001 because of demands ...
Accounting Expert Endorses Enron Moves CFO.com Magazine
TCU finance expert testifies Fort Worth Star Telegram
Lay Was Forced to Sell Stock Due to Margin Calls, Expert Says Bloomberg
New York Times - Wall Street Journal - all 9 related
(2006-05-05 06:53:00 GMT)


Former Enron Boss Completes Testimony
newswire.co.nz, New Zealand - May 2, 2006
Former Enron Corporation chief Kenneth Lay has wrapped up his testimony proclaiming he is innocent of any crimes over the bankruptcy of the former energy giant ...
(2006-05-03 03:54:00 GMT)


A budget that's a cut above the rest
Globe and Mail, Canada - 34
... with wings. What would a week be without some bons mots from the folks who brought us the rise and fall of Enron Corp.? During the ...
(2006-05-06 07:53:00 GMT)


Many remain blase about Enron trial
Indianapolis Star, United States - 30
By Kristen Hays. HOUSTON -- The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ... Pack a bus with Enron junkies and show them all the hot spots. ...
Testimony Ends in Enron Trial Accountingweb.com
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(2006-05-06 07:57:00 GMT)


Accounting Expert Endorses Enron Moves
CFO.com Magazine, NY - May 4, 2006
An accounting expert in the Enron trial defended the company's decision to shift part of one business unit to another, which the prosecution claims was done to ...
TCU finance expert testifies Fort Worth Star Telegram
Lay Was Forced to Sell Stock Due to Margin Calls, Expert Says Bloomberg
Margin Calls Forced Lay to Sell Stock, Witness Says New York Times
Wall Street Journal - Toronto Star - all 8 related
(2006-05-04 21:51:00 GMT)


Enron defense calls experts to defend accounting (Reuters)
InfoAboutNetwork - May 3, 2006
Reuters - Defense lawyers for former Enron CEOs Kenneth lay and Jeffrey Skilling questioned two accounting experts on Wednesday to show that the collapsed ...
(2006-05-04 03:24:00 GMT)


Lay says Enron collapse no crime, blames others
Charlotte Observer, NC - May 2, 2006
Enron Corp.'s collapse doesn't prove the energy trader was riddled with accounting fraud or lied to investors, former Chairman Kenneth Lay said during a third ...
(2006-05-02 07:13:00 GMT)


Second Enron Trial to Begin This Week
ABC News - Apr 30, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay leaves the courthouse for lunch on his second day under cross examination in his fraud and conspiracy trial April 27, 2006, in a ...
(2006-04-30 22:12:00 GMT)


Lay denies intentional effort to mislead Enron investors
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Apr 28, 2006
HOUSTON - Prosecutor John Hueston hit Enron founder Kenneth Lay with a barrage of documents and other evidence Thursday to try to show he lied repeatedly to ...
(2006-04-28 13:48:00 GMT)


Enron founder Lay stumbles on witness stand
Seattle Times, United States - Apr 29, 2006
... Queeg? Enron founder Kenneth L. Lay — Kenny Boy to his friend George W. Bush — is renowned for his courtliness, his philanthropy, his rise from a dirt-poor ...
(2006-04-29 07:21:00 GMT)


Enron proves need for skeptics
Toronto Star, Canada - May 1, 2006
Just 14 months before a United States congressional committee chairman excoriated Enron Corp. CEO Ken Lay — "You're perhaps the ...
(2006-05-02 05:07:00 GMT)


Houston indifferent to Enron goings-on
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 14
BY KRISTEN HAYS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HOUSTON — The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. ... Pack a bus with Enron junkies and show them all the hot spots. ...
(2006-05-06 10:32:00 GMT)


Jury chosen in Enron Broadband case
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - May 3, 2006
HOUSTON -- A jury was chosen yesterday for the first of three retrials of five former Enron Corp. broadband executives, whose first ...
(2006-05-03 07:22:00 GMT)



KBTV4.tv
Former Enron Chair Kenneth Lay Testimony Ends
KBTV4.tv, TX - May 2, 2006
Former Enron Chairman Ken Lay has wrapped up six days of testimony in his fraud and conspiracy trial. Lay ended his time on the ...
(2006-05-02 18:43:00 GMT)


Lay and Skilling miss their marks
CNNMoney.com - 11
As the Enron trial enters its final stretch, legal experts say the odds are stacked against Enron founder Ken Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. ...
If You Believe Ken Lay, He Made a Great Witness Bloomberg
Skilling and Lay: At once brilliant and bombastic CNNMoney.com
ON THE STAND PBS
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(2006-05-05 18:58:00 GMT)


'Enron Tour' fails with the public
DetNews.com, MI - 21
HOUSTON -- The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder ... Tour. Pack a bus with Enron junkies and show them all the hot spots. ...
(2006-05-06 08:41:00 GMT)


Accountants defend Enron financial reporting
Tracy Press, CA - May 4, 2006
HOUSTON — Last-minute changes to quarterly earnings reports prosecutors contend were ordered by Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey ...
(2006-05-04 11:49:00 GMT)


Senate Democratic Policy Committee Sets Oversight Hearing on Gas ...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 12
The hearing, "Lessons from Enron: An Oversight Hearing on Gas Prices and Energy Trading," will explore similarities between activity in today's energy markets ...
(2006-05-05 20:45:00 GMT)


Lay ends testimony saying he loved Enron
Seattle Post Intelligencer - May 2, 2006
HOUSTON -- Kenneth Lay left jurors at the Enron trial with the same impression he made when he first took the witness stand more than a week ago: He was a true ...
(2006-05-03 04:29:00 GMT)


Enron's Former Chief Concludes Testimony
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 2, 2006
By Thomas S. Mulligan, Times Staff Writer. HOUSTON — Former Enron Corp. ... "I loved Enron very much and I loved Enron's employees very much," Lay said. ...
(2006-05-03 05:40:00 GMT)


Lay Could Finish Testimony Tuesday In Enron Trial
KWTX, TX - May 2, 2006
(May 2, 2006)--Enron founder Kenneth Lay was undergoing friendlier ... Lay and former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling are on trial on fraud and conspiracy charges. ...
(2006-05-02 16:11:00 GMT)


Feinstein, Cantwell Call For Enron Evidence
All Headline News - May 3, 2006
... energy regulators and the Department of Justice to ensure the timely public release of evidence acquired during the government's ongoing Enron investigation. ...
Refinancing a boon? Deseret News
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(2006-05-03 12:28:00 GMT)


Management Line Accountants and Sex
The Age, Australia - May 3, 2006
... A: Go into town and gang-audit someone). But since scandals like Enron, WorldCom and HIH, accountants have become newsworthy. Now ...
(2006-05-04 03:03:00 GMT)


Enron's Lay accuses prosecution of twisting facts
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 1, 2006
In a third day of cross-examination, Ken Lay accused the Justice Department of using "20/20 hindsight'' to twist the facts leading to Enron Corp.'s demise into ...
(2006-05-01 16:03:00 GMT)


Last days of testimony on tap for Enron trial
Bradenton Herald, United States - 7
HOUSTON - The fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling is moving into the home stretch. ...
(2006-05-05 10:47:00 GMT)


Enron boss 'ignored staff fears'
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - May 2, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay ignored staff concerns about accounting irregularity in the weeks before the firm collapsed in 2001, a Houston court has been told. ...
(2006-05-02 09:41:00 GMT)


Lawyers on both sides of Enron trial prepare for end
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - 21
HOUSTON — The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling is winding ...
(2006-05-05 10:32:00 GMT)


Sit right back and hear a tale of memory loss
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 2, 2006
... He can remember only that the lights went out and he was in the dark, a brief moment when he and Enron's shareholders had something in common. ...
Podcast on Skilling-Lay testimony Houston Chronicle
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(2006-05-03 05:55:00 GMT)


Stock Sales Scrutinized In Enron Trial
Washington Post, United States - Apr 27, 2006
HOUSTON, April 27 -- A federal prosecutor used evidence that the son of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth L. Lay bet the company's stock ...
(2006-04-28 02:03:00 GMT)



KBTV4.tv
Former Enron leaders provide an unexpected role reversal in their ...
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 2, 2006
BEFORE the trial of former Enron leaders Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling began, court observers typecast former Chairman Lay as a courtly, dignified figure and ex ...
Former Enron Chair Kenneth Lay Testimony Ends KBTV4.tv
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(2006-05-03 05:41:00 GMT)


Enron accounts never misstated’
Accountancy Age, UK - May 3, 2006
The legal team defending former Enron CEOs Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay has used accounting experts to argue that the collapsed energy company never falsified its ...
Lay sold $70m of Enron shares because 'the banks told me to' Independent
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(2006-05-04 04:30:00 GMT)


The joke may be on pugnacious Enron bosses
Globe and Mail, Canada - Apr 28, 2006
The way things have been going, the trial might as well have been held in a boxing ring. Former Enron Corp. bosses Kenneth Lay and ...
(2006-04-28 10:12:00 GMT)


Bus tour traces Enron's remains
Seattle Times, United States - Apr 30, 2006
By Lianne Hart. HOUSTON — The gleaming metal "E" that once marked the entrance to Enron downtown headquarters. The unfinished mansion ...
(2006-04-30 07:18:00 GMT)


Warnings at Enron not studied, Lay says
Albany Times Union, NY - May 2, 2006
HOUSTON -- Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay received a ... Enron filed for bankruptcy protection in December. Yet in November 2001, with ...
(2006-05-02 09:20:00 GMT)


Enron boss returns to witness box
BBC News, UK - May 1, 2006
Enron founder Kenneth Lay is due to return to the witness box on Monday as he starts a second week of testimony at his fraud trial in Houston. ...
(2006-05-01 16:51:00 GMT)


Prosecutors Focus on Enron's Energy Services Unit
Washington Post, United States - Apr 27, 2006
... combative Kenneth L. Lay showed up for his second day of cross-examination in his fraud trial here Thursday, as prosecutors dived into Enron's troubled energy ...
(2006-04-27 15:42:00 GMT)


Prosecutor questions Lay's stock sales leading up to Enron's ...
Bizjournals.com, NC - Apr 27, 2006
Between 1999 and 2001 -- the years leading up to Enron Corp.'s collapse -- Chairman Kenneth Lay, sold $70 million in Enron shares back to the company without ...
(2006-04-28 04:48:00 GMT)


SOX should be adapted for smaller cos-SEC accountant
Reuters - May 4, 2006
... Sarbanes-Oxley legislation was passed in 2002 in response to corporate accounting scandals at Enron and Worldcom, but since then it has drawn the ire of ...
Loosening chains of reporting on small businesses Appeal-Democrat
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(2006-05-04 15:06:00 GMT)


Lay leaves stand in Enron fraud, conspiracy trial
Detroit Free Press, United States - May 3, 2006
... shots with his prosecutor, Kenneth Lay finished six days of testimony at his federal fraud and conspiracy trial Tuesday by professing love for Enron Corp., the ...
Lay Finishes Testimony With Praise for Enron The Moscow Times
ON THE STAND PBS
Powerful CEOs Cede Control As They Testify Herald News Daily
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(2006-05-03 09:27:00 GMT)


Prosecutor: Lay ignored Enron employees’ ethics concerns
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - May 1, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) – Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay ignored employees’ concerns about accounting integrity in the weeks before the ...
(2006-05-02 05:06:00 GMT)


Prosecutor lashes Enron founder
The Standard, Hong Kong - Apr 27, 2006
A US federal prosecutor accused Enron founder Kenneth Lay of trying to influence the testimony of witnesses in Lay's fraud trial and blasted him for failing to ...
(2006-04-27 17:36:00 GMT)


Enron s Lay ends testimony, swears innocence (Reuters)
InfoAboutNetwork - May 2, 2006
Reuters - Former Enron Corp. chief Kenneth Lay wrapped up ... international energy powerhouse. Reuters - Former Enron Corp. chief Kenneth ...
(2006-05-03 02:29:00 GMT)


Retrial of former Enron broadband execs begins
CNET News.com, CA - May 3, 2006
Prosecutors launched the retrial of two former executives from Enron's Internet unit on Wednesday, arguing that the men helped construct a bogus deal to hide ...
Retrial Starts for Broadband Unit Executives Los Angeles Times
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(2006-05-03 19:38:00 GMT)


Lay, prosecutor square off again in Enron trial
Coos Bay World, OR - May 1, 2006
By Kristen Hays, AP Business Writer. HOUSTON - Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay had a weekend to contemplate how his aggressive testimony ...
(2006-05-01 23:28:00 GMT)


Enron saga revisited with a twist
Financial Express, India - May 1, 2006
The project, shut down in May 2001 following a power tariff dispute between its promoter Enron Corporation and sole customer, the Maharashtra state power ...
(2006-05-01 20:28:00 GMT)


Margin Calls Forced Lay to Sell Stock, Witness Says
New York Times, United States - 16
... Larry Ingrassia, business editor, Joseph Nocera, business columnist, and Kurt Eichenwald, investigative reporter, discuss the upcoming Enron trial. ...
Professor Testifies on Lay Stocks; Prosecution Won't Call Causey Wall Street Journal
Lay forced to sell stock, court told Toronto Star
TCU finance expert testifies Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Montreal Gazette
Alcan Q1 profit rises to $453 million US from $218 million as ...
CBC News, Canada - May 2, 2006
... In its financial report, Alcan said a one-time gain from the Enron bankruptcy in the US and improved efficiency also helped produce the company's strong results ...
Robust global market helps Alcan profit double Globe and Mail
Alcan profit doubles as aluminum prices surge Metro Toronto
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(2006-05-02 21:46:00 GMT)


Enron's Mr Nice Guy turns nasty
Australian, Australia - May 3, 2006
KENNETH Lay was the friendly face of Enron. ... Yet the former chairman and chief executive of Enron chose to continue with Mr Secrest. ...
ON THE STAND PBS
Powerful CEOs Cede Control As They Testify Herald News Daily
Lawyers who saw Lay testify say abrasive way is ill-advised Houston Chronicle
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(2006-05-03 15:05:00 GMT)


THE ENRON TRIAL Another testy day for Lay
Houston Chronicle, United States - Apr 27, 2006
... The former Enron chief showed his disdain for the prosecutor by suggesting he couldn't understand what investors would, by asking him questions and even by ...
(2006-04-28 05:37:00 GMT)


Ken Lay Faces More Cross-Examination in Enron Trial
FOX News - May 1, 2006
HOUSTON — Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay had a weekend to contemplate how his aggressive testimony in his fraud and conspiracy ...
(2006-05-01 14:19:00 GMT)


Enron Trial Moving Into the Home Stretch
ABC News - 16
Trial of Former Enron Corp. ... (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan). By MICHAEL GRACZYK. HOUSTON May 5, 2006 (AP)— The fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron Corp. ...
(2006-05-05 11:50:00 GMT)


‘Bank run’ defense blames it on Enron victims
MSNBC - Apr 28, 2006
... Had investors and creditors not run scared as the scandal unfolded in 2001, dumping their Enron shares and refusing to lend more money, the company and its ...
(2006-04-28 21:08:00 GMT)