#enron

I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness. ↗

— Andrew Fastow

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Because the sad fact is that the Enron Corporation and others manipulated with unfortunately great effect the energy market in the West Coast starting in 2000. ↗

— Jay Inslee

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Bush began helping Enron in the eighties. ↗

— Paul Begala

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Was I believer in Enron Corporation? Yes, sir, I was. ↗

— Jeffrey Skilling

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Well, actually, I had been working as a consultant to former companies of Enron, or predecessor companies of Enron and, so, I joined in 1990 to really start our wholesale merchant business. ↗

— Jeffrey Skilling

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We will not rest until the wooden stake is punched through the heart of the Enron lawsuit against us. ↗

— Maria Cantwell

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But indeed a market like California is not good for Enron. ↗

— Kenneth Lay

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But the most important thing is, Enron did not cause the California crisis. ↗

— Kenneth Lay

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I take full responsibility for what happened at Enron. But saying that, I know in my mind that I did nothing criminal. ↗