by Bob Allen | May 26, 2006 | News
A Houston jury on Thursday convicted Enron Corp.’s founder Ken Lay of conspiracy and fraud, despite testimony by prominent minister and former Southern Baptist Convention president Ed Young, who vouched for him as a character witness. Young, pastor of Second...
by David Batstone | Mar 16, 2006 | Opinion
Former Enron executive Andrew Fastow’s testimony this past week offered a fascinating window into the pressure cooker at the top of a major public company. Sure, greed was a major factor that drove senior executives at Enron. But the weight on the back of the...
by Bob Allen | Jan 31, 2006 | News
All eyes are on Houston this week, as jury selection gets underway for the long-awaited criminal trials of former Enron leaders Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling on charges of corporate fraud. Meanwhile in Phoenix, another trial with many similarities quietly entered...
by Bruce Prescott | Jan 30, 2006 | Opinion
The criminal trials of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling for their roles in the Enron scandal begin today. The New York Times published an article last week about how a “Big Test Looms for Prosecutors at Enron Trial.” It will certainly test our system of justice...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 2, 2005 | Opinion
The new documentary “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” opens with a shot of the Enron building in Houston. A church spire wrapped in a banner reading “Jesus Saves” peeks into frame. That single image calls up multiple meanings: faith...
