Enron Charges Reduced Against Lea Fastow

[Kadie]

Enron Charges Reduced Against Lea Fastow


United Press International
4/30/2004 6:15:07 AM


The charges against Enron defendant Lea Fastow were reduced Thursday in Texas to a single misdemeanor tax count.

Fastow, the wife of ex-Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, was previously charged with six felony charges and the new plea bargain will allow her to avoid a June trial, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Earlier this month, a federal judge refused to accept a plea bargain on the previous charges because it offered a five-month prison term. The new charge carries a maximum of a 12-month sentence but prosecutors will probably ask for less, the Chronicle reported.

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Wow, this one got past me, just read about it today. I am so glad that she can now avoid trial, it would have been so rough on her. Charge with 6 felonies, now reduced to 1 misdemeanor. :eyes:

[FreakinDJ]

1. Hopefully it is a plea bargin

To roll over on Kenny boy

[LittleApple81]

2. Doubt it. The only female that will be punished

is going to be Martha Stewart... because she gave money to Clinton.

[MSgt213]

3. So we are talking 30 days at the most versus 5 months. Good for her the

judge refused the previous deal.