Tag Archives: Michael Kopper
Disclosure of Michael Kopper’s Interest in Chewco
I was reading Enron’s 1999 and 2000 10Ks, as one does, and found something interesting. I’m not sure if I already knew this or not, but check this out: What you’re looking at is Enron’s disclosure of Michael Kopper’s interest … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
Friday, October 26, 2001. The stock opened at $16 and would close at $15.40 – a loss of only 5.81% of its value. Nothing to cheer about, certainly, but when compared to the losses every day of the week, it … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
October 25, 2001 The stock opened at $16.40. It would close at $16.35. Enron’s stock would never close higher than it opened again, not even on the day the Dynegy deal was announced, and the October 25 loss would be … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
October 18 was a frenetic day for everyone at Enron. Ken Lay and a few others were on the east coast speaking with investors. Back in Houston, Mark Palmer at Corporate was getting the crap beat out of him by … Continue reading
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A Trivial Observation About Enron Execs
* I was reviewing some handwritten notes from various Enron executives this evening and was struck at the absolute lack of doodles, particularly hearts. I don’t think I’ve taken a page of notes in my entire life that wasn’t covered … Continue reading
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Michael Kopper Is Just Plain Awesome For This Reason
I’ve been thinking about Michael Kopper lately. I think he serves a bigger purpose than just part of the narrative of Enron. I think he played the game particularly well by using the bigotry and stupidity that is Texas and … Continue reading
Michael Kopper’s Notes To Fastow Re: Chewco
Michael Kopper wrote an analysis of the distributions/purchase of Chewco’s interest in Jedi. Michael Kopper could be a novelist; his thoughts are clear, each one in a neat paragraph. Brilliant. In my opinion, this is a really cool document.
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Adoring The Bad Guys: Why I Defend Enron Executives
A few years ago, I was on an Andy Fastow Is A-OK kick (here and here for just the tip of the iceberg). I never excused what he did at Enron but I often said there was something else going … Continue reading
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White Supremacists Target Michael Kopper
I had the shock of my life today when I reviewed my stats and saw that a white supremacist group had linked to one of my posts about Michael Kopper (I decline to name the group because I don’t like … Continue reading
Defending Kopper
I received three emails yesterday from people commenting on my comment about Enron wives. All three said some really disgusting things about Michael Kopper, and I vociferously defended him then, as I will do now to make a larger point. … Continue reading
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Michael Kopper Free
Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Kopper -described thusly: “former Enron Corp. executive convicted of helping ex-Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow skim millions of dollars from the energy trader” was released Friday from federal custody after serving less than two-thirds … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
Monday, August 20, 2001. Fresh from a weekend of contemplation, Sherron Watkins calls her friends at Arthur Andersen and reports her concerns about Enron’s accounting treatment of the raptors. Meanwhile, Andy Fastow busy with meetings all day. In the morning … Continue reading
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Calendar Of Release Dates For Enron Defendants
Michael Kopper, Managing Director Global Equity Markets Group, 01/01/2009 Kenneth D. Rice, CEO Enron Broadband Services, 02/03/2009 Kevin Hannon, COO Enron Broadband Services, 04/20/2009 Gary Mulgrew, Managing Director of Greenwich NatWest, 01/02/2011 Giles Darby, managing director and oil and gas … Continue reading
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NatWest Three To Report To Prison
Bloomberg reports that Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew, three British former bankers who pleaded guilty in a “$20 million Enron Corp.-related fraud” – were each ordered to surrender to prison during the next three weeks. Those quotation marks … Continue reading
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