Enron Founder Ken Lay Dead

Business & Economy Forum

Enron founder Ken Lay has died in Aspen, Colorado, a spokesman for Lay's family said today. CNN affiliate KPRC in Houston reported that Lay was admitted to the hospital overnight with a massive coronary. Lay was awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of conspiracy and fraud.


I read this this morning. That's too bad, but I wonder if he really died of a heartattack. I hate to be a conspiracy theorist, but it's hard to beleive that he just died right before sentencing.

I saw this as breaking news early yesterday evening (on CNN). I love how they keep describing him as scum, even after his death. Poor fellow.

Yeah, I still feel worse for all the people that were swindled out of their retirement money. This SOB got the easy way out. Hope he suffered.

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I don't feel sorry for him at all... like Heck, I feel bad for all those people who lost EVERYTHING! And I hope that he did suffer.

And I don't want to come across like it's just a money thing. It's more than that. These people worked for years, decades even saving money for their retirement. So they don't have to be old and work. Now that's all gone. They have nothing to fall back on. And these pieces of human waste stole it. Horrible. I think Lay got off easy.

-HECK!

That's exactly what I'm thinking, and talking about, as well.

And you're right... he did, no matter what, get the 'easy' way out of it all.

I heard on the radio today that his death pretty much nullifies his conviction. This means that his family will inherit his money and go on like the whole thing never happened, although I'm sure there will be lawsuits. That's the part that makes me feel like it was a bit too convenient. I mean, come on, the guy was most likely going to live out the rest of his life in some form of prison . Gee, now he doesn't go to prison at all and his family gets to keep his ill-gotten millions. I say his estate should be divied up and handed out to the Enron employees who he stole so much from!

I just meant it would be pretty bad to be hated that much, niwrad.

As for your other post: yes, he's dead. No he's not going to prison. Because he's dead. D-E-D, dead. Meaning no more, finito, just a pile of skin and bones now.

His estate will be sued, though, like Heavens said.