Robert Mintz
Robert Mintz
Robert Mintzwas a producer of the Frank Buck film serial Jungle Menace...
clearly disconnect inside outside presented spell test
The test will be the conversations. Prosecutors need to clearly spell out a disconnect ? between what was presented inside and what was said outside to the public.
bad management outright simply
Prosecutors have to show this was not simply bad management and bad judgment, but outright fraud. The only way to do that is with insiders.
convincing
Duncan wasn't all that convincing at the end of the day.
confuse former mistake prison several state stretch
It would be a mistake to confuse this with leniency. For these two former executives, even several years in a state prison will be a very long stretch of time.
chance people
Sometimes people feel they have no choice. It's their one chance to tell their own story.
attractive deal eye giving hand looking offers position toward
They've done deal after deal with an eye toward getting to the top. Now that they are there, they're not in a position to hand out any attractive plea offers without looking like they're just giving away the store.
arrogance conduct glimpse seen temper trigger
We have not seen any glimpse of his legendary, hair- trigger temper or the arrogance that personified his conduct at Enron.
both cases entities lack
If there's a lack of coordination, both prosecutorial entities will see their cases suffer,
captain proverbial willing
They will say he was the proverbial captain willing to go down with the ship.
awake case jury
They've got to make this case clear-cut for the jury and keep them awake and involved. Otherwise, they play right into the defense's hands.
difference legitimate spinning
It's the difference between legitimate spinning and impermissible lying.
daughters determine jurors looking man stretch three
The jurors can determine that this is a 43-year-old man with three young daughters looking at a very long stretch in jail.
aside baggage business clients defense hurts jury key technical
The key for the defense is to put aside the baggage that is Enron, get the jury to see their clients as individuals and show why each of these transactions was business as usual. The longer, the more technical this gets, the more it hurts the government.