Monthly Archives: March 2010
John Hueston Loses First Trial Ever In His Career
Via LA Observed: John C. Hueston, the former federal prosecutor who secured the convictions of Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, lost a case in an Orange County courtroom last week. That’s only news because he had never before … Continue reading
Filed under Enron Task Force
Enron Showdown at the New York Times
Maureen Dowd concludes a column ostensibly about Catholic sex-abuse scandals as follows: Vatican lawyers will argue in negligence cases brought by abuse victims that the pope has immunity as a head of state and that bishops who allowed an abuse … Continue reading
Filed under Enron, Media Bias
How Much Do You Know About Enron?
CNBC has a quiz entitled “How Much Do You Know About Enron?” Weirdly, this was published today. Furthermore, there’s a giant banner that says “The Smartest Guys In The Room,” as if that’s some sort of “official” Enron tagline. I … Continue reading
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Horoscopes of Enron Executives
Jeff Skilling To take away the energy of your enemies, capture the hearts of their generals. Kevin Howard Things are exactly as they appear to be, and behind them is nothing. But behind that, there may be something. Ken Rice … Continue reading
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Why Would Ken Rice Join A Conspiracy?
I’m reading some of the Official Record of the EBS trial, and I found a certain motion by the government arguing against Yeager and Hirko’s motion for a summary judgement of acquittal (Shelby did not jointly file with the motion.) … Continue reading
Filed under Enron Broadband Services
No Indictment For The Jury
I am amused by this exchange. This was before the EBS trial, and Zimmerman is asking the judge about showing the indictment to the jury. Judge Vanessa Gilmore replies that no, the jury can’t see the indictment because it says … Continue reading
Filed under Enron Broadband Services
Andy Fastow, Release Dates, and RDAP
I thought it would be useful to discuss RDAP and release dates. RELEASE DATES Andy Fastow’s release date is 12/17/2011. This date has good behavior already factored in. The way BoP works it, (it doesn’t always work out this way, … Continue reading
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Andy Fastow Yanked From RDAP
The DOJ has pulled Andy Fastow out of the RDAP program because they did not want him to get a year off his sentence. The Bureau of Prisons hates DOJ (even though it is part of DoJ) and it is … Continue reading
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The Fastow Correction
Remember how I waxed poetic about the Fastow marriage? Um, I was wrong. Way, way, way wrong. It turns out Andy has a girlfriend who regularly visits him in prison – in addition to his wife. And in true situation … Continue reading
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The EBS Conspiracy
This is a screenshot of some of the search terms used to find my blog. You know you have hit the big time when the conspiracy people question your very existence.
Filed under Enron Broadband Services
Today In Enron History
March 5, 2001, Fortune published Bethany McLean’s article, Is Enron Overpriced? The backstory of this article is as interesting as the actual article. She was prompted by Jim Chanos to look into “irregularities”. Conveniently, this is also when Chanos began … Continue reading
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Notes On Skilling’s Oral Arguments
* Why is Michael Dreeben getting all the Enron cases at the Supreme Court? He argued in Arthur Andersen, Scott Yeager, and Jeff Skilling for the government. He must be so tired of losing. * The best Dreeben could when … Continue reading
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Skilling Coverage Already Wrong
Here is Mary Flood’s article this morning in the Houston Chronicle — it made the front page. Note the error in the sidebar about Yeager: “Prosecutors eventually decided not to retry him.” No, the SCOTUS and the 5th Circuit compelled … Continue reading
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