Ken Lay
Ken Lay
Kenneth Lee "Ken" Laywas an American businessman. He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation. Lay was indicted by a grand jury on 11 counts of securities fraud in 2004. In 2006, Lay's trial began in Houston and he was found guilty on 10 counts. Lay died while vacationing in Snowmass, Colorado, on July 5, 2006, three months before his October 23 sentencing. A preliminary autopsy reported Lay had died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease...
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You're always trying to get as much information as you can about different charges that come up in a case like this.
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The word train wreck is something I would remember.
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Jeff was very genuine about his problem. In my 10 to 15 years with Jeff, he'd always been a straight-shooter with me.
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It was a very spirited discussion on a number of issues.
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look more like part of a political campaign.
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I give them a lot of running room and authority to do their jobs. All of that I tried to leave for my senior people and I've found ... generally that works very well. Get the best people, give them plenty of authority and let them develop their own ideas and organizations and go with it.
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Could it be that my indictment -- curiously issued two weeks before the Democratic National Convention -- is largely political?
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The biggest problem in California is consumers are not going to see the price signals. If they don't see the price signals, they are not changing behavior so the problem is going to get worse.
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Absolutely not. At the time I thought all of those things were accurate.
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In hindsight we made some very bad investments in non-core businesses,
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The Constitution guarantees justice and a speedy trial, ... I am guilty of no crime and eager to prove my innocence.
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I can't imagine a worse nightmare ... than being accused of criminal activity you did not do.
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All we're hoping for today is to pick a fair jury that will give me a fair shake. The outcome will be fine.
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I would never have thought ever that I would be in criminal court defending charges.