Enron Ken Lay - Found Dead

[N1095A]

http://www.msnbc.com/

[TomT]

Enron Ken Lay - Found Dead

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Enron Corp. founder and chief executive Ken Lay, who was convicted in May for his role in the in the Houston-based company's downfall, died of a heart attack on Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado.

"Ken Lay passed away early this morning in Aspen," Lay family spokeswoman Kelly Kimberly said in a statement.

Lay, 64, was awaiting sentencing later this year and was expected to face a lengthy prison term for his convictions in the Enron collapse.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...-ENRON-LAY.xml

[TomT]

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Early reports saying it was a "heart-attack"....but sadly one has to wonder...?

Praying for the wife and family.

[Tennken]

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I hope he knew the Lord, Fox News reports that he was a member of
a methodist church in Texas. I know he commited a crime that effected
a lot of people, but maybe he asked God to forgive him.

[DawnGrace]

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I saw that this morning too. Age 64--heart attack. Sad end. I didn't follow the details of the Enron case, it made me too mad just thinking about how many people were "robbed" of their life savings, etc at the ands of the corporate thieves. Enron is not the only one out there doing that.

[TomT]

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Looks like a double post - please merge

http://wedg.millenniumweekend.org/fo...ead.php?t=8840

[sojourner52]

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his father was a minister - his bio is very commendable - up until the problems with enron. and he seemed repentant.
but only the Lord knows.

[TomT]

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his father was a minister - his bio is very commendable - up until the problems with enron. and he seemed repentant.
but only the Lord knows.

Well worth a read:

It all started a long time ago:

http://www.forbes.com/work/managemen...laylegacy.html

Likewise in a former business venture I was a partner in some years back (small business) we were steam-rollered by Enron as one of our clients - very unethical on their part.

[N1095A]

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very unethical on their part

I do believe that was their "status quo" - job #1. It's over now, but the damages linger on, especially for senior citizens who got burned.

[TomT]

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Ken Lay's death prompts confusion on Wikipedia
Wed Jul 5, 2006 3:25 PM EDT

http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/new...IPEDIA-COL.XML

Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, added news of Lay's death to his online biography shortly after news outlets began reporting it at around 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).

At 10:06 a.m., Wikipedia's entry for Lay said he died "of an apparent suicide."

At 10:08, it said he died at his Aspen, Colorado home "of an apparent [[heart attack] or suicide.]."

Within the same minute, it said the cause of death was "yet to be determined."

At 10:09 a.m., it said "no further details have been officially released" about the death.

Two minutes later, it said: "The guilt of ruining so many lives finally led him to his suicide."

At 10.12 a.m., this was replaced by: "According to Lay's pastor the cause was a 'massive coronary' heart attack."

By 10:39 a.m., Lay's entry said: "Speculation as to the cause of the heart attack lead many people to believe it was due to the amount of stress put on him by the Enron trial." This statement was later dropped.

Interesting?

[N1095A]

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Wikipedia

IMHO, not a very good source given the subjectivity. I tried adding the site to a link and got blown off by a 15-year-old "administrator".

[TomT]

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IMHO, not a very good source given the subjectivity. I tried adding the site to a link and got blown off by a 15-year-old "administrator".

I don't disagree

..... however my point was these were "actual initial news reports" - I saw a couple of them myself, as well as my wife - i.e. regarding initial reports of a suicide... and neither of us captured the actual article at the time...

The when Reuters reported it I decided to post it here just as an FYI - hopefully they were errornous - certainly the autopsy will confirm...

[N1095A]

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Yep, things weren't looking too good for him...so who knows? But it will be determined for sure.

[TomT]

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Just 3 or 4 days ago it was reported in the Houston press that the gov't was seeking a so called "money judgement" - against both Lay and Skilling - i.e. where they could go after any and all remaining assets (money, homes, cars, etc) that could be located now or in the future...

His attorney was up in arms since it meant that he would be left out in the cold in so far as ever collecting the 10s on millions owed for defense...

Likewise it was reported that they had already turned up several million in unreported Lay investments that he failed to list...

He was facing 20 to 25 years without parole and his wife becoming a pauper - thus my first thought was that he likely had a life insurance policy worth millions - i.e. that the feds could not touch - and typically in these policies the suicide clause exemption only covers the first 5 years...

[anney]

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At first when I heard that Ken Lay was dead my intial thought was suicide. That man' heart probably just couldn't take the thought of spending the rest of his life in prison.

It was sad that his life ended the way it did...I hope that he asked the Lord for forgivness and is with Jesus now. Sad for his family too.