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	Andrew Fastow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fastow was one of the key figures behind the complex web of off-balance sheet special purpose entities (limited partnerships which Enron controlled) used to conceal their massive losses.
		Fastow was born in Washington, DC, the middle child of three sons.
		Fastow graduated from Tufts University in 1983 with B.A.s in economics and Chinese.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrew_Fastow (548 words)

	Lea Fastow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Fastow is a native of Houston, Texas, where her family founded the J. Weingarten, Incorporated grocery store chain and Weingarten Realty Investors.
		Fastow pleaded guilty on 14 January 2004 to submitting an income tax return that did not include profits her family had received from her husband's off-the-books partnerships.
		Fastow reported to prison on 12 July 2004 and was released to a halfway house on 11 July 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lea_Fastow (178 words)

	Press Release - Department of Justice - FORMER ENRON CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ANDREW FASTOW PLEADS GUILTY
		Fastow, the highest-level defendant to be charged to date in the Enron investigation, entered his plea today before Judge Kenneth Hoyt at U.S. District Court in Houston, Texas.
		Fastow admitted that she knew that this money was derived from RADR and that her husband had been prohibited from investing in RADR.
		Fastow admitted that she signed these income tax returns under penalty of perjury and caused them to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
	www.fbi.gov /dojpressrel/pressrel04/enron011404.htm (1170 words)

	Worldandnation: Couple to plead guilty in Enron
		Andrew Fastow, and his wife, Lea, are scheduled to enter their guilty pleas today in separate proceedings in U.S. District Court in Houston, just days after their negotiations with the government collapsed, several media services reported.
		With Lea Fastow merely an asterisk in the Enron case - the government's main interest is the cooperation of her husband - Hittner's comments sent defense lawyers back to the negotiating table, seeking terms that could result in the dismissal of the case against her.
		Andrew Fastow - who was implicated in wrongdoing by a one-time friend and subordinate, Michael Kopper - has long been viewed as a means for prosecutors into the final stages of the Enron investigation.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/01/14/Worldandnation/Couple_to_plead_guilt.shtml (1173 words)

	Andrew Fastow Indicted
		Andrew Fastow, was indicted by a Houston grand jury on 78 counts of fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
		Fastow is a Jew with the blessing of Abraham.
		The indictment of former Enron CFO, Andrew Fastow, was associated with the earthquake in Italy.
	www.biblenews1.com /history2/20021031.htm (727 words)

	Enron's Fastow said to be close to plea deal
		Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron, has tentatively agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges and has provided evidence for criminal charges expected to be brought as soon as this week against another former high-ranking executive, people involved in the case said Wednesday.
		The Fastows, who are the parents of two young sons, were concerned about agreeing to any deals that could require them to serve their sentences at the same time, leaving neither available to care for their children, people close to them and involved in the case said.
		Fastow -- who was charged with using a byzantine series of off-the- books partnerships to enrich himself and disguise Enron's financial troubles - - has been a central figure in virtually every criminal case brought in the Enron investigation, even those in which he was not a defendant.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/08/BUGAQ45FFE1.DTL (744 words)

	Complaint: SEC v. Andrew S. Fastow
		Fastow to show cause why he should not be ordered to appear for testimony pursuant to subpoena properly issued by the Commission andserved upon him in connection with an ongoing Commission law enforcement investigation.
		Fastow requiring him to produce documents and give testimony on November 14, 2001, and the date was revised to December 12, 2001.
		Fastow's testimony is relevant to matters under investigation in which he was a participant, and may provide evidence as to whether he or others violated the federal securities laws.
	www.sec.gov /litigation/complaints/complr17270.htm (492 words)

	Complaint: SEC v. Andrew S. Fastow
		Fastow was Enron's Chief Financial Officer from March 1998 to October 24, 2001, and was senior vice president, finance, from January 1997 to March 1998.
		Another benefit to Fastow of the "Friends of Enron" structure was that he, Kopper and others used their control over the "investors" to secretly siphon off for themselves proceeds of the SPE transactions, in violation of their duties to Enron and its shareholders.
		Fastow caused the AVICI hedge to be backdated to August 3, 2000.
	www.sec.gov /litigation/complaints/comp17762.htm (5863 words)

	ENRON'S Andrew S. Fastow
		Fastow was the lead architect of complex partnerships that allowed Enron to keep some $500 million in debt off its books and let executives profit from the arrangements.
		Fastow, instead, chose not to appear, and instead informed the Commission staff, through counsel, that he would not appear as required by the subpoena.
		Fastow is relevant to matters under investigation, and his testimony may provide evidence as to whether he or others violated the federal securities laws.
	www.apfn.org /enron/fastow.htm (977 words)

	Wall $treet Week with FORTUNE . Opinion and Analysis \| PBS
		The recent ridiculous dance involving former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow, his wife, their lawyers, federal prosecutors, and a judge was more than just a tortured negotiation over who's going to jail and for how long, though it was certainly that.
		As you may recall, Andrew Fastow's incomprehensible schemes eventually included deals in which he and his wife personally put in thousands of dollars and soon thereafter miraculously took out millions of dollars.
		Andrew would probably be free by age 50, and he'd probably still be rich.
	www.pbs.org /wsw/opinion/geoff20040114.html (779 words)

	Federal judge approves plea deal for Lea Fastow - Jan. 8, 2004
		Lea Fastow's plea agreement is a coordinated effort with her husband, Andrew Fastow, Enron's former chief financial officer, that could allow one of them to remain at home with their two children while the other is serving prison time, DeGeurin.
		The Fastows are considered key players in the two-year-old government probe of the bankrupt energy trading company because of their familiarity with the complex financial transactions that ultimately led to the company's downfall.
		Andrew Fastow has been negotiating a plea bargain to cooperate with authorities, pay more than $20 million to settle civil charges and go to prison for as long as 10 years, people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
	money.cnn.com /2004/01/08/news/companies/fastow (646 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Sources: Former Enron finance chief and wife agree to plead guilty
		The Fastows were expected to enter their pleas Wednesday in federal court, according to the sources, both of whom are close to the investigation.
		Lea Fastow is expected to plead guilty to a tax charge after her husband pleads guilty in a deal that involves a 10-year prison sentence.
		Andrew Fastow, who was indicted in October 2002, is charged with 98 counts of insider trading, fraud, money laundering, tax violations and others for allegedly running a complicated web of partnerships and financing methods that hid debt, inflated profits and funneled millions of dollars to him, his family, friends and colleagues.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20040113-1847-enron-fastows.html (747 words)

	Boston.com / Business / Lea Fastow negotiations continuing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Andrew Fastow was indicted on 98 counts related to his alleged masterminding of myriad partnerships and investment deals that inflated Enron profits and hid debt while enriching himself and others.
		Lea Fastow, a former assistant treasurer at Enron, is charged with six counts of conspiracy and filing false tax forms for allegedly taking part in some of Fastow's deals and failing to report income.
		A proposed plea bargain package for the Fastows hit a serious snag earlier in the week when the judge presiding over Lea Fastow's case agreed to accept a guilty plea if she offered it, but refused to limit himself to sentencing her to only five months in prison, as the agreement stipulated.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/01/10/lea_fastow_negotiations_continuing (467 words)

	Business: Plea deal in Enron case scuttled
		DeGeurin has said the five-month sentence for Lea Fastow was key to both plea negotiations because the Fastows have two young sons, ages 4 and 8, and want to ensure that at least one parent is at home for them.
		Andrew Fastow, who prosecutors say arranged a web of schemes to enrich himself and others while inflating Enron's profits and hiding company debt, was negotiating a plea deal that could include 10 years in prison and a fine of at least $20-million, the Associated Press said, quoting sources close to the case.
		Andrew Fastow's attorneys haven't said whether he will cooperate with investigators, but a guilty plea from him would be a significant break in the Justice Department's two-year investigation into Enron's 2001 collapse.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/01/10/news_pf/Business/Plea_deal_in_Enron_ca.shtml (663 words)

	USATODAY.com - Judge goes along with plea for Lea Fastow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		She did not mention Andrew Fastow by name although his lawyers were present in the courtroom during the arguments.
		Fastow would be the highest-ranking executive to plead guilty in the criminal investigation of Enron.
		Lea Fastow is charged with six counts of conspiracy and filing false tax forms for allegedly participating in some of her husband's deals.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/energy/2004-01-07-fastows_x.htm (1081 words)

	Fastow pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Enron case - Jan. 14, 2004
		Fastow entered his plea in a federal court in Houston and agreed to serve a 10-year prison sentence and to cooperate with authorities.
		Andrew Fastow was accused of being the mastermind behind a complex web of fraudulent accounting deals at Enron and is the highest-ranking executive to be convicted in the scandal.
		Fastow's plea is the highlight of a two-year probe that has brought a conviction of former Enron accounting firm Arthur Andersen, guilty pleas from several Enron executives, including Fastow's lieutenant Michael Kopper, and indictments of 19 other people, most of whom are awaiting trial.
	money.cnn.com /2004/01/14/news/companies/enron_fastows (641 words)

	ABC News: Ex-Enron CFO Andrew Fastow Set to Testify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Fastow is expected to begin testifying in the fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling on Tuesday.
		Fastow, already sentenced to 10 years in prison on two counts of conspiracy in the 2001 collapse of the energy giant, was set to take the stand Tuesday as a key prosecution witness.
		Fastow was expected to take the witness stand as early as Tuesday morning, after lawyers were to finish questioning Kevin Hannon, a former executive in Enron's broadband unit.
	abcnews.go.com /GMA/wireStory?id=1694951&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (398 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lea Fastow arrives early for prison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Lea Fastow, the wife of former Enron Corp. Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, Monday began serving a one-year prison sentence after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to filing a false tax return that failed to include her husband's illegal income.
		Fastow, 42, a former assistant treasurer of the energy trading company, entered the downtown Houston federal lock-up, becoming the second former Enron executive to go to prison since the company collapsed in a welter of accusations of fraudulent bookkeeping in December 2001.
		Fastow pleaded guilty on May 6 to filing a false income tax return, for which Hittner gave her the maximum sentence of a year.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/energy/2004-07-12-lea-fastow_x.htm (692 words)

	CBSNews.com Who's Who Person
		Fastow was the chief financial officer who, according to documents, engineered many partnerships that eventually landed Enron in trouble.
		Fastow allegedly sold more than 687,000 shares of Enron stock for $33.7 million from June 1996 to November 2001.
		On Oct. 31, 2002, Fastow was indicted on 78 counts of wire and securities fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction for running various financial schemes designed to enrich him, his family and friends.
	www.cbsnews.com /elements/2002/08/21/in_depth_business/whoswho519384_0_3_person.shtml (143 words)

	TIME.com: How Fastow Helped Enron Fall -- Page 1
		Fastow and at least six others involved in his financial gaming, all with jobs or spouses at Enron, made at least $42 million on investments totaling $161,000--sometimes literally overnight--while the flawed partnerships they hawked to outfits from the MacArthur Foundation to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System were collapsing in value.
		Fastow was called to explain himself in front of a seething congressional committee probing Enron's failure last week.
		Fastow acted with the full knowledge and approval of Enron's board of directors, its office of the chairman, which included Mr.
	www.time.com /time/business/article/0,8599,201871,00.html (1102 words)

	Lea Fastow negotiations continuing - Corporate Scandals - MSNBC.com
		Lea Fastow, a former assistant treasurer at Enron, is charged with six counts of conspiracy and filing false tax forms for allegedly taking part in some of Andrew Fastow's deals and failing to report income.
		Andrew Fastow is charged with 98 counts of fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, insider trading and others for allegedly running a web of partnerships and schemes designed to enrich himself as well as inflate Enron’s profits and hide company debt.
		Andrew Fastow’s trial is scheduled for April 20, and his lawyers are awaiting word on their request to move his trial outside of Texas.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/3932303 (593 words)

	Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow pleads guilty; will help prosecutors North County Times - North San Diego and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Andrew Fastow, clad in a gray suit, showed no emotion during the proceeding but flashed a smile afterward as he prepared to leave with his attorneys.
		Andrew Fastow, 42, is the highest-ranking Enron executive charged in the 2001 collapse of the Houston-based energy company.
		Fastow said through his lawyers when he was initially charged in October 2002 that he never believed he was committing any crime.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/01/14/business/news/0_1_14_0415_09_28.txt (1048 words)

	Andrew Fastow: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Andrew S. Fastow was the chief financial officer of Enron Enron Corporation quick summary:
		Fastow was one of the key figures behind the complex web of off-balance sheet "special entity" partnerships used by Enron to conceal its massive losses.
		(Fastow was indicted by a federal grand jury in Houston[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject], EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/andrew_fastow.htm (537 words)

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		Lea Fastow, wife of former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew Fastow, leaves the federal courthouse after she withdrew a plea agreement Wednesday, April 7, 2004, in Houston.
		Lea Fastow's action may throw into question a plea arrangement with her husband, who was to have faced 10 years in prison on two counts of conspiracy and had agreed to cooperate with prosecutors pursuing cases against higher-ups.
		Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and admitted orchestrating schemes to make Enron appear financially healthy while enriching himself.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=16982 (794 words)

	Forbes.com - Magazine Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In it, lawyers for the Fastows say the case against Lea is a ploy to secure cooperation from Andrew in the case against still-unindicted higher ups such as Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilliing, both former CEOs of Enron (otc: ENRNQ - news - people).
		The Fastow's request is complicated by the fact that the husband and wife are being tried in different cases by different judges, though both are in the Southern District of Texas, the federal court in Houston.
		The six-count indictment of Lea Fastow is essentially a small slice of the 109-count indictment of her husband: she is charged with "money laundering" and not paying taxes on the bounty that Andrew received from his famous side deals where he was a counter-party to Enron while serving as its CFO.
	www.forbes.com /2003/07/16/cx_da_0716afastow_print.html (982 words)

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