No Evidence That Communications Between the FERC Chairman and the Chairman of Enron Corporation Violated Criminal Statutes or Ethics Regulations

Abstract

This letter responds to your May 30, 2001, request that we review the communications between Curt Hebert, Jr., Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Kenneth Lay, Chairman of Enron Corporation, who were the subjects of an article published in The New York Times on May 25, 2001. You were concerned that communications between the Chairman of FERC, an independent federal agency, and the Chairman of Enron, an entity regulated by that agency, may violate applicable federal criminal statutes or ethics regulations.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 16, 2001
Accession Number
ADA394644

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  • Peter Iannicelli
  • Robert H. Hast
  • Robert J Cramer
  • Ronald Malfi
  • Shelia James

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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