The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified victims of Enron Corp.’s fraud and 2001 bankruptcy that they have until April 17 to object to a possible resentencing agreement with imprisoned former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. Skilling, 59, has served more than six years of a 24-year prison term after he was convicted by a Houston jury in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in May 2006 on 19 criminal counts for securities fraud, conspiracy, making false statements to auditors and insider trading (see NGI, May 29, 2006). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans reaffirmed the conviction in 2011, finding that the federal government’s evidence of conspiracy was “overwhelming,” but it reiterated, as it had in 2009, that the sentence had been miscalculated by the district court (see NGI, April 11, 2011). The resentencing issue was remanded to the lower court (U.S. v. Skilling, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, No. 04-cr-00025).
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PG&E Blasts San Bruno Pipe Lawsuit Allegations
Under fire in lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the San Bruno pipeline rupture last September, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) fired back at its accusers, saying it was not blaming residents and other third-parties for the natural gas transmission line explosion.
PG&E to Change San Bruno Pipeline Route
In separate actions last Thursday to provide utility bill discounts for victims of the San Bruno, CA, gas pipeline explosion and prepare for winter natural gas delivery operations in the event of a severe cold snap, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said regulators would make sure the pipeline is rerouted.
PG&E to Change San Bruno Pipeline Route
In separate actions Thursday to provide utility bill discounts for victims of the San Bruno, CA, gas pipeline explosion and prepare for winter natural gas delivery operations in the event of a severe cold snap, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said regulators would make sure the pipeline is rerouted.
