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Enron's Skilling Sentenced; Bush Walks

by Greg Palast
October 25, 2006

Update of the original report for Truthout

[October 24, 2006]
Don’t kid yourself. If you think the sentencing of Jeff Skilling, former Enron CFO (criminal financial officer), to twenty-four years in the slammer means that justice has been done, think again.
First, Skilling got away with murder – or at least grand larceny. Like Al Capone convicted of failing to file his taxes, Skilling, though found guilty of stock fraud, is totally off the hook for his BIG crime: taking down California and Texas consumers for billions through fraud on the power markets.

British Petroleum's "Smart Pig"

by Greg Palast
August 8, 2006

The Brilliantly Profitable Timing of the Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown

For The Guardian (UK)
Is the Alaska Pipeline corroded? You bet it is. Has been for more than a decade. Did British Petroleum shut the pipe yesterday to turn a quick buck on its negligence, to profit off the disaster it created? Just ask the “smart pig.”
Years ago, I had the unhappy job of leading an investigation of British Petroleum’s management of the Alaska pipeline system.

Ken Lay's Alive!

by Greg Palast
July 19, 2006

Don’t check the casket. I know he’s back. When I saw those lights flickering out at La Guardia Airport yesterday and heard the eerie shrieks and moans in the dark, broiling subway tunnels, I just knew it: Ken Lay’s alive! We can see his spirit in every flickering lightbulb from Kansas to Queens as we head into America’s annual Blackout season.

The Al Capone of Electricity

by Greg Palast
May 24, 2006

Ken Lay Will Get Away with his Real Crimes

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Al Capone cut throats, machine-gunned people to build his gang and went to jail””for not filing his taxes properly. Likewise, Ken Lay, buccaneer of the power industry, will go down””if the jury doesn’t buy his alibi””for not filing his SEC forms properly.

One Year Later — Power Outage Traced to Dim Bulb in White House

by Greg Palast
August 14, 2004

One year ago today, the lights went out. Even when the Big Blackout ended, the power pirates who have us by the bulbs kept us in the dark, fibbing, fabricating and faking their way through a series of bogus excuses for a disaster created by greed overload.

Give it Back, George:The Lay Loot That Bought The White House

by Greg Palast
July 8, 2004

Bush and Republicans Should Give up Ill-Gotten Gains
When the feds swoop down and cuff racketeers, they also load the vans with all the perp’s ill-gotten gains: stacks of cash, BMWs, whatever. Their associates have to cough up the goodies too: lady friends must give up their diamond rocks.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Enron's Skilling Sentenced; Bush Walks

British Petroleum's "Smart Pig"

The Brilliantly Profitable Timing of the Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown

Ken Lay's Alive!

The Al Capone of Electricity

Ken Lay Will Get Away with his Real Crimes

One Year Later — Power Outage Traced to Dim Bulb in White House

Give it Back, George:The Lay Loot That Bought The White House

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The Brilliantly Profitable Timing of the Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown

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