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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)
Lost money to figure into Enron sentences
Columbia Daily Tribune, MO - May 28, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) - Just how much time former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling spend in prison could hinge on how ...
(2006-05-28 21:40:00 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)
 
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)
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's Lay, Skilling became the faces of corporate fraud
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - May 28, 2006
... The company was Enron Corp., and the men were Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, its former CEOs. ... Corporate scandals did not begin with Enron's end, of course. ...
(2006-05-28 12:31:00 GMT)
Calling the Enron bluff
Toledo Blade, OH - May 28, 2006
Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling tried to bluff their way out of trouble, claiming that nothing was wrong at Enron, that the way they managed the energy giant was ...
(2006-05-28 10:57:00 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)
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)
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)
Sentences in Enron trial likely to be severe
Gainesville Sun, FL - May 28, 2006
Just how much time former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling spend in prison could hinge on how much of the more ...
(2006-05-28 10:11:00 GMT)
The Enron verdict
Albany Times Union, NY - May 28, 2006
In the years when Enron was a darling on Wall Street, with seemingly endless profits on the horizon, few people could quite understand just what the Houston ...
(2006-05-28 10:01:00 GMT)
Enron trials send essential message
Albany Times Union, NY - May 28, 2006
Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling are right about one thing: The games they played at Enron were no different from those being played at hundreds of other big public ...
(2006-05-28 09:59:00 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)
After Enron, feds may seek new targets
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - May 28, 2006
... While the federal government has garnered its biggest victory from the business scandals of recent years with the conviction of former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay ...
(2006-05-28 09:22:00 GMT)
After Enron climax, US rethinks law on corporate scandals
TODAYonline, Singapore - May 28, 2006
After the dramatic convictions in the Enron fraud trial, analysts expect fresh scrutiny of the law, inspired by one of corporate America's worst scandals ...
(2006-05-28 08:51:00 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)
Not all got the moral to Enron's story
OregonLive.com, OR - May 28, 2006
More than four years since Enron's collapse cost thousands of Americans about $1.3 billion in retirement savings, you might assume that the nation's investors ...
(2006-05-28 07:14:00 GMT)
US targets assets of convicted ex-Enron chiefs
Gulf Times, Qatar - May 28, 2006
NEW YORK: Now that Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling have been convicted of the fraud that destroyed Enron Corp, the government is poised to seize $62mn of ...
(2006-05-28 07:13:00 GMT)
Enron: A challenge to use our power to choose rightly
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - May 28, 2006
I have been completely wrong about Enron. For years my colleagues have been saying to me, "Gee, Tom, this must be great for your ethics classes. ...
(2006-05-28 07:11:00 GMT)
Enron pair just latest white collar criminals to fall
SouthCoastToday.com, MA - May 27, 2006
... speed. Now, Enron's Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, found guilty of conspiracy and fraud, face hundreds of years in the hoosegow. ...
(2006-05-28 06:24:00 GMT)
ABOUT: CHRON Call me a 'homer,' but our Enron coverage excelled
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 27, 2006
It's been four grueling months for Chronicle business reporters and editors, but the fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron heads Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey ...
(2006-05-28 05:38:00 GMT)
Enron's hidden message
Norman Transcript, OK - May 27, 2006
The conspiracy and fraud convictions this past Thursday of the top two former Enron Corp. ... Mr. Lay, the former Enron Chairman, faces up to 165 years in jail. ...
(2006-05-28 05:09:00 GMT)
Enron and financial discipline
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - May 27, 2006
THE CONVICTION of the two top Enron executives by the jury the other day, likely leading to long years of jail, is both a warning to all corporate executives ...
(2006-05-28 03:29:00 GMT)
Take a lesson from Enron's fall
North County Times, CA - May 27, 2006
The two men will join a long list of Enron officials who have either pleaded or been found guilty of various crimes associated with the greatest corporate ...
(2006-05-28 03:25:00 GMT)
Losses will guide Enron sentences
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - May 27, 2006
BY KRISTEN HAYS. HOUSTON -- The length of the prison terms for former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling could depend ...
(2006-05-28 02:37:00 GMT)
Enron convictions disprove Bush critics
Arizona Republic, AZ - May 27, 2006
Kenneth Lay was charged and convicted of 10 counts of fraud in the Enron trial. Jeffrey Skilling was charged with 28 counts and ...
(2006-05-28 02:14:00 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)
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)
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