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Federal trial court in Houston and nearby cities.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Federal trial court in Houston and nearby cities.
2002
Apr 2002: David Duncan, convicted by the 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.
15 Jun 2002: Arthur Andersen, convicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Obstruction of justice.
On 31 August 2002 the firm ended its role as auditor of public companies; none of its more than 1,200 public-company audit clients remained.
14 Jan 2004
Andrew Fastow, convicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy; sentenced on 26 September 2006 to six years.
2006
25 May 2006: Jeffrey Skilling, convicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Conspiracy, securities fraud, insider trading and false statements to auditors; sentenced to 292 months; the Fifth Circuit held an honest-services instruction error harmless in 2011; resentenced in 2013 to 168 months. Kenneth Lay, convicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Six counts by the jury (conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud) and four by Judge Lake in a bench trial (bank fraud, false statements to banks). Jeffrey Skilling, acquitted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Nine insider-trading counts.
17 Oct 2006: Kenneth Lay, decision overturned by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Conviction vacated and indictment dismissed after his death, under the Fifth Circuit rule that a death pending appeal ends the case.
6 Mar 2012
Allen Stanford, convicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Conspiracy, wire and mail fraud, obstruction of an SEC investigation and money laundering conspiracy; sentenced to 110 years.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence on 29 October 2015.
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