Enron, Ep 6: Lies and Choices

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Nov 16, 202138:20News & Politics

Enron CEO Ken Lay was practically the company's founding father. But when federal authorities began investigating Enron after its collapse, prosecutors had a hard time connecting Lay to anything illegal - and Lay himself...

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