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Non-Tech : The ENRON Scandal -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (1167)	1/26/2002 4:23:41 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

" Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called on Wednesday for the appointment of a special counsel, saying the Enron case presented the Bush administration with an "irreconcilable conflict of interest." Mr. Conyers criticized "the massive campaign donations from the parties subject to the investigation and the Bush administration and the overlap between individuals in Enron's direct or indirect employ and the administration." In a letter to Larry D. Thompson, the deputy attorney general who is heading the Enron inquiry, Mr. Conyers wrote: "To my knowledge, never in the nation's history have parties under criminal investigation given as much money on an ongoing basis as has been the case in the Enron matter."" Brian Sierra, a Justice Department spokesman, said lawyers there were reviewing the letter. Excerpt from: "Among Congressional Investigators, Almost All Got Money From Enron or Accountant " The New York Times January 25, 2002 By DON VAN NATTA Jr. nytimes.com