Fastow under investigation

Jeremy Weinstein examines the indictment of former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow and speculates on his – and the Enron management’s – motives

On October 31, 2002, Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron, was indicted on 78 federal counts of money laundering, wire fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Two months earlier, one of Fastow’s chief lieutenants, Michael Kopper, had entered into a co-operation agreement with the Department of Justice and pled guilty to one count of wire fraud for a kickback to Fastow from fees he received from a special-purpose entity (SPE) used to

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here