HOUSTON, April 6 (UPI) -- A Houston judge Wednesday ordered lawyers to court next week to discuss the trial date on personal banking charges against former Enron chairman Ken Lay. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake scheduled the meeting April 15 after prosecutors earlier this week reque

HOUSTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A Houston judge Wednesday rejected defense motions to move the trials of top former Enron officials from the Texas city. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake said Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling and Rick Causey could find a fair jury among residents in the Houston area, t

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HOUSTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a Bible to stay in a monument outside a Houston courthouse for the time being, the Houston Chronicle reported. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake ruled Aug. 10 that the Bible in the 50-year-old monument represented an unc

HOUSTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Two more former Enron Corp. executives Friday requested separate criminal trials.

HOUSTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Former Enron Corp. Chairman Ken Lay had requested a trial in September on federal charges, but he won't get it.

HOUSTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Bible displayed in a monument outside a county courthouse in Houston must be removed. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake said the Bible must be removed within 10 days and the Harris County must pay $41,000 in court costs and

HOUSTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors in Texas are seeking further restrictions on former Enron chief executive officer Jeff Skilling while he is awaiting trial.