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.

Larry Lawyer, who had worked for Enron Broadband Services, pleaded guilty to not reporting $79,000 in Enron-related income. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt, who also is scheduled to hear Fastow’s court case on Jan. 13, accepted a plea arrangement in which Lawyer agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Lawyer could receive up to three years in prison.

The guilty plea is the third for the task force since it was formed late last year. Michael J. Kopper, who had been described as Fastow right-hand man, pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and money laundering charges, and is cooperating with prosecutors; Timothy Belden, an Enron trader, pleaded guilty in October to a single count of wire fraud (see Daily GPI, Aug. 22; Oct. 18).

Meanwhile, Fastow remains free on $5 million bond after pleading not guilty to 78 criminal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering (see Daily GPI, Nov. 7).

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