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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.

Skyrocketing natural gas prices and the resulting energy crisis demand immediate legislative action, according to the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), a non-profit association of major industrial firms with at least 31 supporting members including Alcoa, Bayer, Dow Chemical, the Steel Manufacturers Association and others.

Skyrocketing natural gas prices and the resulting energy crisis demand immediate legislative action, according to the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), a non-profit association of major industrial firms with at least 31 supporting members including Alcoa, Bayer, Dow Chemical, the Steel Manufacturers Association and others.

A former executive who worked for infamous Enron Corp. CFO Andrew Fastow agreed to cooperate with the Enron Task Force on Tuesday, part of a plea bargain reached for his guilty plea for tax evasion.

A former executive who worked for infamous Enron Corp. CFO Andrew Fastow agreed to cooperate with the Enron Task Force on Tuesday, part of a plea bargain reached for his guilty plea for tax evasion.

Andrew Fastow, ex-CFO of Enron Corp., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to more than 78 federal charges against him, including fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and obstruction of justice, that prosecutors allege were responsible for the collapse of the giant energy company last December.

Andrew Fastow, ex-CFO of Enron Corp., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to more than 78 federal charges against him, including fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and obstruction of justice, that prosecutors allege were responsible for the collapse of the giant energy company last December.

Favorable rulings on the MarketLink and Independence Pipelineprojects at the Dec. 15 FERC meeting are “absolutely critical topreserve any realistic opportunity” for the proposed facilities tobe built and operating by the targeted November 2000 deadline, saysa senior official at Williams Gas Pipelines – Transco.

Favorable rulings on the MarketLink and Independence Pipelineprojects at the Dec. 15 FERC meeting are “absolutely critical topreserve any realistic opportunity” for the proposed facilities tobe built and operating by the targeted November 2000 deadline, saysa senior official at Williams Gas Pipelines – Transco.