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Jeffrey Skilling, the brash, tell-it-like-it-is former CEO of Enron Corp. who has consistently maintained that he did nothing wrong during his 11-year tenure at the company, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen criminal counts in a Houston courtroom. After posting a bond of $5 million in cash, Skilling was freed pending a court appearance scheduled for March 11.

Jeffrey Skilling, the brash, tell-it-like-it-is former CEO of Enron Corp., pleaded not guilty to 40 criminal counts on Thursday morning in a Houston courtroom. He was free on bond after posting $5 million in cash.

Enron Corp.’s former CEO Jeffrey Skilling was indicted by a Houston grand jury Wednesday and is expected to turn himself into the FBI authorities Thursday, according to unnamed sources quoted by The Houston Chronicle.

A criminal indictment against former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling apparently may be brought to the federal grand jury in Houston within the next few days, sources close to the U.S. Justice Department indicated Friday. The department has had various ex-executives of Enron under the microscope for more than two years, but an indictment of Skilling, 50, would target the highest level executive yet.

A criminal indictment against former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling apparently may be brought to the federal grand jury in Houston as soon as this week, sources close to the U.S. Justice Department indicated Friday. The department has had various ex-executives of Enron under the microscope for more than two years, but an indictment of Skilling, 50, would be its richest catch yet.

Lehman Brothers analyst Jeffrey W. Robertson is pessimistic about Stone Energy being able to meet its 2003 and 2004 gas production targets and has lowered his share price projections on the company.

Lehman Brothers analyst Jeffrey W. Robertson is pessimistic about Stone Energy being able to meet its 2003 and 2004 gas production targets and has lowered his share price projections on the company.

Jeffrey Richter, who formerly supervised the company’s West Power Trading Division for the California spot electricity market, pleaded guilty in San Francisco federal court Tuesday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and for making false statements to federal officials. A U.S. attorney warned the investigation is continuing and there could be others involved.

Andrew S. Fastow, the 40-year-old former CFO of Enron, is scheduled to be arraigned in Houston on Wednesday (Nov. 7) on 78 counts that accuse him of leading the effort to conceal the company’s losses and debts, as well as inflate the former energy merchant’s trading profits. The indictment lists six different crimes, with the following charges: 36 wire fraud; 36 money laundering; 2 conspiracy to commit wire fraud; 2 conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud; 1 money laundering conspiracy; and 1 obstruction of justice.