1. SHREDDED PAPERS KEY IN ENRON CASE.
- Author
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Eichenwald, Kurt
- Subjects
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UNITED States governmental investigations , *OBSTRUCTION of justice , *COMMERCIAL crimes - Abstract
Reports on challenges facing governmental investigators in the case of Enron. How decision by employees at Enron and its auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co. to shred documents will help investigators; Intention of the government to use the leverage of potential indictments to push possible defendants into the role of witnesses to get evidence for the broader financial investigation; Difficulty of proving financial crimes; Comparative ease of making a case for obstruction of justice.
- Published
- 2002