Organization
Enron
U.S. energy company that filed for bankruptcy in 2001; Arthur Andersen was its auditor.
- Wikidata
- Q327646
- board members Herbert Winokur 1985 – 6 Jun 2002
- board members Robert Jaedicke (chairman of the audit and compliance committee) 1985–2001
Connections 9
founded by
- Kenneth Lay Scholarship & press 1
CEO
- Jeffrey Skilling until 14 Aug 2001 Primary record 2
people who worked here
- Andrew Fastow chief financial officer Primary record 2
- John J. Ray III supervised restructuring, as he states in his 2022 declaration According to John J. Ray III Primary record 3
board members
- Herbert Winokur 1985 – 6 Jun 2002 Primary record 4
- Robert Jaedicke 1985–2001 chairman of the audit and compliance committee Primary record 4
- William Powers Jr. Primary record 5
awarded a contract to
- Arthur Andersen auditor, internal audit and consulting Primary record 6
involved in
- Collapse of Enron Primary record 6
Timeline 3 dates
- 1985 – 6 Jun 2002 Herbert Winokur board member of Enron
- 1985–2001 Robert Jaedicke board member of Enron
- until 14 Aug 2001 Jeffrey Skilling CEO of Enron
Proof 6 sources
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Judge Vacates Kenneth Lay Conviction, CBS News (Associated Press), 17 Oct 2006.
Scholarship & press
A federal judge Tuesday vacated the conviction of Enron’s late founder Kenneth Lay, wiping out a jury’s verdict that he committed fraud and conspiracy in one of the biggest corporate frauds in U.S. history.
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The Financial Collapse of Enron, Part 2 (hearing of 7 February 2002, Serial No. 107-88), U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 7 Feb 2002.
Primary record
I worked for Enron for over 10 years, leaving in August of 2001 after being CEO for six months.
On October 16, 2001, Enron announced that it was taking a $544 million after-tax charge against earnings related to transactions with LJM2, a partnership created and managed by Enron's CFO, Andrew Fastow.
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Declaration of John J. Ray III in Support of Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Pleadings, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (filed for the FTX debtors), 17 Nov 2022.
Primary record
I have supervised situations involving allegations of criminal activity and malfeasance (Enron).
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The Role of the Board of Directors in Enron’s Collapse (S. Prt. 107-70), U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 8 Jul 2002.
Primary record
Herbert S. Winokur, Jr. (1985–2002), current Board member, former Chairman of the Finance Committee, and former member of the Powers Special Committee
Dr. Robert K. Jaedicke (1985–2001), former Chairman of the Enron Audit and Compliance Committee
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Report of Investigation by the Special Investigative Committee of the Board of Directors of Enron Corp., Enron Corp., Special Investigative Committee, 1 Feb 2002.
Primary record
Archived copy
Member of the Enron Board of Directors and Chairman of the Special
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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 audited Enron’s publicly filed financial statements and provided internal audit and consulting services to it.
Enron filed for bankruptcy less than a month later.
That release disclosed a $1.01 billion charge to earnings.
The following day, the SEC notified Enron by letter that it had opened an investigation in August and requested certain information and documents.
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