Lay, Skilling Convicted in Enron Collapse

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 The "smartest guys in the room" weren't smart enough to avoid conviction on securities and wire fraud conspiracy charges in one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history. After six days of deliberation, the jury rejected Ken Lay's and Jeff Skilling's testimony as lies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Don’t Make a Martyr of Moussaoui

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 "If I were to make an argument against the death penalty for Moussaoui, it would be on grounds of practical public relations. Why let this guy have martyrdom and world fame when we could just put him away?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fastow: Enron’s Lay ‘Lied About Enron Finances’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 The energy company's former CFO testifies that Ken Lay, the former CEO, lied about the company's financial situation in the months before the company's collapse. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Enron CFO Implicates Skilling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Andrew Fastow, the company's former chief financial officer, testifies that he concocted fraud in face-to-face meetings with Enron's chief executive, Jeffrey Skilling Also, check out Robert Scheer's latest column on Enron, or a compendium of earlier ones . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Put the Politicians in the Enron Docket

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 1, 2006 There simply would be no Enron story were it not for the deregulation of the energy market ushered in by Republican politicians. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Enron Is Back!

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 The scoundrels at Enron might finally get their due with the start of the much-anticipated fraud trial in Houston. Check out some of the columns Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer has written over the course of the scandal. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )