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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kenneth_LayKenneth Lay - Wikipedia

    Kenneth Lee Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman who was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Enron. He was heavily involved in Enron's accounting scandal that unraveled in 2001 into the largest bankruptcy ever to that date.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Trial_of_Kenneth_Lay_and_Jeffrey_STrial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling - Wikipedia

    The trial of Kenneth Lay, former chairman and CEO of Enron, and Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO and COO, was presided over by federal district court Judge Sim Lake in the Southern District of Texas in 2006 in response to the Enron scandal.

  3. www.investopedia.com › enron-executives-6831970Enron Executives: What Happened, and Where Are They Now? - ...

    Sep 19, 2024 · The principal actors in the accounting fraud were Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ken Lay, CEO Jeff Skilling, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Andrew Fastow.

  4. www.britannica.com › event › Enron-scandalEnron scandal | Summary, Explained, History, & Facts

    Jul 29, 2024 · Enron was founded in 1985 by Kenneth Lay in the merger of two natural-gas-transmission companies, Houston Natural Gas Corporation and InterNorth, Inc.; the merged company, HNG InterNorth, was renamed Enron in 1986.

  5. www.investopedia.com › updates › enron-Enron Scandal and Accounting Fraud: What Happened? - Investopedia

    Jun 3, 2024 · Kenneth Lay, Enron’s founder, and former CEO was convicted on six counts of fraud and conspiracy and four counts of bank fraud. Before sentencing, he died of a heart attack in...

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2019/02/22 › businessJeffrey Skilling, Former Enron Chief, Released After 12 Years in...

    Feb 22, 2019 · Mr. Skilling and Kenneth Lay, Enron’s founder, were convicted after the Houston-based energy company collapsed in 2001 in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud in America.

  7. www.cbc.ca › news › businessEnron's Lay found guilty on all counts, Skilling on 19

    May 25, 2006 · A jury has convicted Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling in their criminal trial related to the demise of the once high-flying company.

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2006/05/25 › businessEnron Chiefs Guilty of Fraud and Conspiracy - The New York Times

    May 25, 2006 · HOUSTON, May 25 — Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall, were found guilty today of fraud and ...

  9. www.nytimes.com › 2006/07/05 › businessEnron Founder Dies Before Sentencing - The New York Times

    Jul 5, 2006 · Kenneth L. Lay, the former chairman and chief executive of Enron who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the giant energy company's collapse, died today at his...

  10. www.npr.org › series › 5181660Guilty Verdicts Reached at Enron Trial : NPR

    May 10, 2006 · Prosecutors will lay out their case against former Chairman Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. The defense presents its case Tuesday. The jury is expected to begin deliberating...