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To: TigerPaw who wrote (218663)	1/15/2002 12:35:32 AM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Respond to of 769670

Hey! Here it is: andersen.com!OpenDocument I couldn't find it when I looked on the andersen site ... and found it on another SI board... LOL. Just in case it 'disappears' from the Andersen site, here's a cut/paste: Which itself contains links. Statement of Andersen — January 14, 2002 As the firm has repeatedly stated, Andersen is committed to getting the facts, and taking appropriate actions in the Enron matter. We are moving as quickly as possible to determine all the facts. The author of the October 12 e-mail which has been widely reported on is Ms. Nancy Temple, an in-house Andersen lawyer. Her Oct. 12 email, which was sent to Andersen partner Michael Odom, the risk management partner responsible for the Houston office, reads "Mike - It might be useful to consider reminding the engagement team of our documentation and retention policy. It will be helpful to make sure that we have complied with the policy. Let me know if you have any questions" and includes a link to the firm's policy on the Andersen internal website. The firm policy linked to her email prohibits document destruction under some circumstances and authorizes it under other circumstances. At the time Ms. Temple sent her e-mail, work on accounting issues for Enron's third quarter was in progress. Ms. Temple has told the firm that it was this current uncompleted work that she was referring to in her email and that she never told the audit team that they should destroy documents for past audit work that was already completed. Mr. Odom has told Andersen that when he received Ms. Temple's email, he forwarded it to David Duncan, the Enron engagement partner, with the comment "More help" meaning that Ms. Temple's email was reminding them of the existing policy. It is important to recognize that the release of these communications are not a representation that there were no inappropriate actions. There were other communications. We are continuing our review and we hope to be able to announce progress in that regard shortly. Attached are copies of the two emails and a copy of the Andersen records retention policy. The following files are available for download in PDF format: Copy of two e-mails (15k, 1 page) Policy statement: Client Engagement Information - Organization, Retention and Destruction, Statement No. 760 (140k, 26 pages) Policy statement - Practice Administration: Notification of Threatened or Actual Litigation, Governmental or Professional Investigations, Receipt of a Subpoena, or Other Requests for Documents or Testimony (Formal or Informal), Statement No. 780 (106k, 8 pages)