Person

David Duncan

Lead Arthur Andersen partner on the Enron audit.

2 links, 2 backed by primary records

Legal records

United States v. Duncan

Apr 2002 Convicted by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas: pleaded guilty to obstruction; withdrew the plea in November 2005, which the Enron Task Force did not oppose 1 2

Connections 2

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Apr 2002 pleaded guilty to obstruction; withdrew the plea in November 2005, which the Enron Task Force did not oppose Primary record 1 2

Timeline 1 date

Proof 3 sources

Affidavit of FBI Special Agent Omer J. Meisel in support of the criminal complaint against Andrew Fastow, U.S. Department of Justice, Enron Task Force, 2 Oct 2002. Primary record
In April 2002, David Duncan, the lead Arthur Andersen LLP (“Andersen”) audit partner assigned to the Enron engagement, pled guilty to obstructing an SEC investigation relating to Enron.
Enron Auditor Withdraws Guilty Plea, CFO.com, 23 Nov 2005. Scholarship & press
Former Arthur Andersen auditor David Duncan — the lead auditor for Enron Corp. who previously admitted to ordering colleagues to shred key documents — has withdrawn his guilty plea, according to published reports.
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States, 544 U.S. 696 (opinion of the Court, Rehnquist, C.J.), Supreme Court of the United States (text via Cornell LII), 31 May 2005. Primary record
Petitioner’s “engagement team” for Enron was headed by David Duncan.

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