[A spokesman for Andersen reiterated the firm's statement given on Wednesday.] Reaching out to the groups affected in this case is consistent with our commitment to address the issues raised by Enron's collapse in a straightforward and constructive manner, ... We think it is in the best interests of all parties to deal expeditiously and responsibly with what has occurred. |
[Picking] an interim CEO is just one of many discussions, |
[The late-breaking action in the Houston criminal trial came moments after Harmon ruled that the jurors do not have to unanimously agree on one] corrupt persuader ... acted knowingly and with corrupt intent. |
And it is, after all, the government that made this bed: having rushed to indict on an extraordinary expedited schedule, the Justice Department is in no position to complain if temporary restrictions on the grand jury are necessary to prevent the government from obtaining an unfair and improper advantage trial, |
conducted with rigor and in full accord with the standards of [the accounting] profession. |
Given the decision by the Justice Department to indict the entire 26,000-person firm, it is invertible there will be some personnel cuts, |
I think most people will believe that Arthur Anderson died because (after Enron imploded) |
If you are someone who is traveling overseas for at least 14 days that includes April 15 and you are away on business, you get an automatic extension to June 15 to file your return, ... You just have to attach a statement to your return explaining that you were out of the country. |
In addition to the costs of the software itself, organizations will encounter other up-front costs, including those resulting from the need for new hardware, administrator and end-user training, configuration and deployment of the new operating system, compatibility-testing, and possible re-engineering of application software, |
It is settled law that, once an indictment has been returned, the government may not use the grand jury to conduct discovery or otherwise prepare its case for trial, |
raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. |
stronger, more independent audit system. |
The Department has refused to allow the firm to tell its story to a grand jury, in violation of both Department policy and the basic precepts of fundamental fairness, |
The shredder at Andersen's office at the Enron building was used virtually constantly and, to handle the overload, dozens of large trunks filled with Enron documents were sent [to] Andersen's main Houston office to be shredded, |
There's some play here, ... We have in these instructions some basic legal principles that we can use in arguments to prevail. |