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Enron Defense: ‘Blame the Accountants!’

Be worried: It could work

According to J. Edward Ketz, Jeffrey Skilling may get off the hook through his attorney’s “blame the accountants” strategy. Read the rest at SmartPros…

Posted at January 28, 2006
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