Under indictment for fraud, conspiracy and submitting false documents to a federally insured bank in Topeka, KS, David C. Wittig, chairman and CEO of Westar Energy Inc. resigned last week, two weeks after being put on unpaid administrative leave (see Power Market Today, Nov. 15; Nov. 8).
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Westar Energy Chairman Indicted on Fraud, Conspiracy Charges
Another day, another corporate scandal. On Thursday, the target was Westar Energy Inc. Chairman David Wittig, who was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of money laundering, conspiracy and four counts of submitting false books to a federally insured bank in Topeka, KS.
November 26, 2002
Wittig Resigns, Westar Names Former COO to Revive Company
Under indictment for fraud, conspiracy and submitting false documents to a federally insured bank in Topeka, KS, David C. Wittig, chairman and CEO of Westar Energy Inc. resigned over the weekend, two weeks after being put on unpaid administrative leave (see Power Market Today, Nov. 15; Nov. 8).
November 26, 2002
CA DWR Files Cross-Lawsuit for Fraud Against Sempra Energy
In a simmering legal dispute over one of its largest long-term power supply contracts, California’s wholesale electricity-buying agency, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), Tuesday filed a counter lawsuit in a San Diego state Superior Court against Sempra Energy and replied to an earlier lawsuit by the company.
July 8, 2002
Tax Notice Leads to Fraud Investigation
The investigation that led the Natural Gas Supply Association(NGSA), to accuse its president of misappropriating funds wassparked by a bill from the Internal Revenue Service, requiring aconsultant to pay taxes on income he never received for services henever provided to NGSA.
February 22, 1999
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