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Senate Committee issues subpoena to Kenneth Lay
WAP2002020589 - WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, (UPI)--Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., moments before the Senate Commerce Committee voted on Feb. 5, 2002, to issue a subpoena to former chairman of Enron Corp., Kenneth Lay. rw/Ricardo Watson UPI

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Enron cases continue seven years later
Enron cases continue seven years later
HOUSTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors are fighting to preserve the integrity of the Enron prosecutions to prove they had the right approach, court and Wall Street observers said.
The almanac
UPI Almanac for Sunday, May 25, 2008.
Rice gets 27-month sentence in Enron case
HOUSTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The former executive of Enron's Internet unit who testified in the fraud case against the Houston company's officials was sentenced to 27 months in prison.
The Almanac
UPI almanac for Friday, May 25, 2007.
Precedent may erase Enron guilty verdict
HOUSTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The guilty verdict against Enron founder Kenneth Lay of Houston could be wiped out due to a legal precedent set by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Motion seeks to erase Lay's conviction
HOUSTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Lawyers for Kenneth Lay want a Houston judge to erase his conviction, saying the former Enron Corp. head died before the jury verdict could be appealed.
Wikipedia confusion follows Lay death
ASPEN, Colo., July 10 (UPI) -- The death of Enron founder Kenneth Lay had been repeatedly misrepresented on Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia before the facts were set right.
Globe Talk: Enron's broadband debacle
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- Enron was nothing if not flamboyant and eager to pursue the latest business trends. While its focus was on energy trading, it had expanded into telecommunicatio
Kinder Morgan LBO proposed
HOUSTON, May 30 (UPI) -- Kinder Morgan Inc.'s leaders want to take the big Houston pipeline company private in a $13.5 billion deal.
Enron jury begins deliberations
HOUSTON, May 17 (UPI) -- A Houston jury Wednesday began deliberating the fate of the former leaders of Enron Corp., an energy company that collapsed in a massive accounting scandal. Kenneth Lay, Enron's 64-year-old former chairman, and Jeffrey Skilling, the 52-year-old former chi
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“ In light of a 'tenaciously' conducted investigation by the specially created Enron task force, it would be untenable, if not unfathomable, for the government to suggest it is not ready now for trial, ”
Postponed Enron hearings get uglier
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“ We urge the Kyoto Protocol not be submitted to the Senate in the near future, where pre-emptive rejection would remove the U.S. from a political leadership role, ”
Think Tanks Wrap-up
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“ Lay was the chief executive of Enron and, in effect, captain of the ship. ”
Enron auditor hires Paul Volcker
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“ I want to see Enron survive, and for that to happen we need someone at the helm who can focus 100 percent of his efforts on reorganizing the company and preserving value for our creditors and hard-working employees, ”
Enron CEO Kenneth Lay resigns
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“ This was a decision the board and I reached in cooperation with our creditors' committee, ”
Enron CEO Kenneth Lay resigns
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