Monthly Archives: October 2009
Jeff Skilling “Cracking”?
NYT reports that the Bear Stearns trial progresses apace. Dan Slater, however, compares the flat demeanors of the Bear witnesses to Jeff Skilling: “Nothing, for instance, like Enron’s former chief executive, Jeffrey K. Skilling, cracking during cross-examination and karate-chopping the … Continue reading
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Sean Berkowitz Campaigning For Senate Hopeful
Sean Berkowitz and other former US attorneys are shilling for David H. Hoffman for US Senate. Hoffman, who was most recently the inspector general for the City of Chicago, is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat currently occupied … Continue reading
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Heads Up
Change is upon us. I will be changing the title of this blog to “Cara Ellison On Enron.” This blog will only be about Enron. I’m going to remove all the non-Enron material. I’ve created a new blog at ellisonblog.wordpress.com, … Continue reading
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The Complete Humiliation of the Enron Task Force
Joe Weisenthal has written a great article,The Complete Humiliation of the Enron Task Force for Business Insider. It covers ten ginormous disasters for the ETF, including the Nigerian Barge trial, Arthur Andersen, and Enron Broadband Services. It quotes a lot … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
Today in 2001, everything was falling apart at Enron. Andy Fastow had been fired two days previous amid allegations of theft and fraud. Stock was diving; at the beginning of the week – October 19 – the stock price was … Continue reading
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No, Really, McKinsey Is Evil
I had a funny email conversation with a friend who, like approximately 88% of the Enron staff, worked at McKinsey before Enron. I thought you’d find this amusing: Cara: After the Enron book, my next amazing trick will be…. MCKINSEY … Continue reading
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Scott Yeager’s Victory Means More Than You Think
Scott Yeager, one of the finest human beings to ever walk the planet, was set free on October 20, 2009. The Fifth Circuit basically told the Government to go fuck themselves by clearing all the counts against Yeager. So basically … Continue reading
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Chron Finally Mentions Yeager Decision
Mary Flood at the Chronhas finally gotten around to writing a few words about Scott Yeager’s victory. Some good quotes by Canales. We here at Cara Ellison Corp. still heart Canales. We never stopped hearting Yeager or Shelby. Great, great … Continue reading
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The Yeager Silence
The news of Scott Yeager’s freedom has apparently not yet hit the news. I’ve googled “Scott Yeager” and “Scott Yeager Enron” this morning but the only thing to come up is the news of Jeff Skilling’s Supreme Court win. I … Continue reading
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What About Rex?
Now that Scott Yeager has won, and is forever free, the question that springs to mind is: What about Rex Shelby? Rex Shelby is now the last man standing. At present, Rex is appealing to Judge Gilmore to dismiss his … Continue reading
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Scott Yeager Won (Again!)
In a stunning blow to government overreach, Scott Yeager has finally won his long battle for his freedom. The Fifth Circuit this morning decided that they will NOT review, for the second time, the question of whether Scott Yeager had … Continue reading
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Loren Steffy On Jeff Skilling’s Supreme Court Win
Loren Steffy stoops to the worms again today with an article as devoid of facts as anything you’ll ever find by him. I’m passing on the link just so you know what I am talking about when I point out … Continue reading
Jeff Skilling Gets Supreme Court Review
I’m surprised I’m getting to this as late as I am; today has been an insane day and I’ve had no time for blogging. But I’m going to fix that right now. I am thrilled that the Supreme Court will … Continue reading
Supreme Court Will Hear Jeff Skilling’s Case
Finally, some good Enron news! The court said Monday it will hear Skilling’s appeal of lower court rulings that upheld all 19 of his 2006 convictions of conspiracy, securities fraud, insider trading and lying to auditors involving the 2001 collapse … Continue reading
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