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Bolivia says to sue ex-Enron execs for fraud

Among the approximately 40 people to be included in the charges are former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and several U.S. citizens, Energy Minister Andres Soliz told a news conference in La Paz.

(2006-06-23 23:16:03 GMT)

Enron verdicts remind us of the disaster of 2000-2001
Fontana Herald-News, CA - 1 hour ago
... As a fresh reminder of those gloomy days, former top Enron Corporation executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted by a federal jury last month ...
Better late than never: White collar crime now seen for what it is ... BlogHer
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(2006-06-23 20:45:00 GMT)
When the Chiefs Retreat, So Should You
TheStreet.com - 3
Lots of guys had lots of reasons to sell Enron. ... In the midst of its scandal, AIG (AIG:NYSE - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) felt like Enron to me. ...
(2006-06-23 20:31:00 GMT)
 
City uses loophole to finagle tax hike
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - 1 hour ago
... With the price of gasoline up 40 percent over the last year, some suspect manipulation. Have unindicted former Enron officials taken over the oil industry? ...
(2006-06-23 20:09:00 GMT)
Hedge Fund Reform Tossed
TheStreet.com - 6
... vague and "arbitrary.''. The court ruling is the second major legal defeat for the SEC in its post-Enron reform era. Last year, a ...
(2006-06-23 15:40:00 GMT)
Setting Directors' Fees After Sarbanes-Oxley
E-Commerce Times - 6
... Most of us remember the corporate debacles that brought about SOX. In fact, one of them, the Enron failure, is still very much in the news today. ...
(2006-06-23 14:12:00 GMT)
How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Company for the ...
informIT, NY - 2
... If this scenario seems familiar, it is because it is a template for the behavior of senior executives at companies such as Enron, Arthur Andersen, HealthSouth ...
(2006-06-23 11:32:00 GMT)
SKOL: While Ken Lay gently weeps
Onalaska Life, WI - 22
The Enron debacle, for which the company leaders are to be punished after their recent convictions, surely was a financial disaster for many employees and ...
(2006-06-23 11:14:00 GMT)
Law Lords leave man facing extradition
Herts Essex News, UK - 31
... refused to back his fight against extradition to the United States, where he is to stand trial for a cash scam related to collapsed US energy company Enron. ...
(2006-06-23 11:05:00 GMT)
Enron chief was model for Luthor, Spacey says
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 13
Kevin Spacey has revealed that convicted Enron chief Kenneth Lay served as the model for his icy, megalomaniacal portrayal of Lex Luthor in the upcoming ...
(2006-06-23 09:57:00 GMT)
CIBC face insider trading claims
Bobsguide, UK - 12
... The allegations come as Canada-based CIBC makes efforts to distance itself from the legacy of the Enron scandal, in which it has been implicated along with ...
CIBC says class action settled Globe and Mail
CIBC makes ground on legal woes Calgary Sun
CIBC hit with insider-trading lawsuit Globe and Mail
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(2006-06-23 09:25:00 GMT)

Washington Post		On TV, There's a Killer Corporate Image Problem
Washington Post, United States - 6
On the heels of last month's conviction of top Enron Corp. executives comes this nugget from the Media Research Center, a conservative ...
WashPost Picks Up On MRC Study NewsBusters
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(2006-06-23 08:29:00 GMT)
Dream of walking with giants
Moneyweb, South Africa - 7
... After the catastrophic failures of Enron and WorldCom, investors clamoured for vastly improved transparency and concomitant upgrades in accountability. ...
(2006-06-23 07:45:00 GMT)
Board in dire need of leadership, commitment
Miami Herald, FL - 5
... oversight. Ken Lay, step aside, you have company in your misery. There are lessons to be learned from Enron -- and board diligence. The ...
(2006-06-23 07:02:00 GMT)
At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side
New York Times, United States - 19
... At a time when Abramoff and Enron have become household names, the two dozen or so campers — including local city council members and ethics officers from ...
Scary stories, no s'mores at politicians' ethics camp News & Observer
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(2006-06-23 04:41:00 GMT)

TCS Daily		Cuban Revolution: Short-Selling by Journalists
TCS Daily, DC - 2
... Let's not forget that it was one of those nasty traders, Jim Chanos, who shorted Enron back in November 2000. No one complained ...
(2006-06-23 04:11:00 GMT)
New US Accounting Chief May Be `Tougher,' Deloitte CEO Says
Bloomberg - 11
... The collapse of Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. ... Enron's top executives used off-the-books partnerships to manipulate the energy-trader's finances. ...
DAVID WEIDNER'S WRITING ON THE WALL MarketWatch
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(2006-06-23 02:11:00 GMT)
Business ethics gain emphasis at colleges
Greensboro News Record, NC - 18
... department. The four picked through the cases of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Shell. ... doing.". The scandals at Enron Corp., WorldCom Inc. ...
(2006-06-23 02:03:00 GMT)
Better late than never: White collar crime now seen for what it is ...
BlogHer, CA - 5
I'm thrilled that, a few weeks ago, the courts felt that way about former Enron execs Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay--they are criminals who stole peoples ...
(2006-06-23 01:07:00 GMT)
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