Secretariat
06-01-2005, 07:12 PM
I was surprised on this one. The Bush administration prosecuted this case to show they were serious about dealing with white collar crime. Looks like the Supreme Court let Enron's toadies (now Accenture) off the hook. No big surprise here.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050531/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_arthur_andersen_11;_ylt=Ake7_rPaUB.D8x51.ml _To4kkKQB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction
By Hope Yen, Associated Press
WASHINTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of Arthur Andersen accounting firm for destroying Enron Corp. –related documents before the energy giant’s collapse.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050531/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_arthur_andersen_11;_ylt=Ake7_rPaUB.D8x51.ml _To4kkKQB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction
By Hope Yen, Associated Press
WASHINTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of Arthur Andersen accounting firm for destroying Enron Corp. –related documents before the energy giant’s collapse.