61. He said he was unaware at the time that shredding the documents was illegal. 62. Last week, Arthur Andersen pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court to charges of obstruction of justice for shredding documents in connection with Enron. 63. On Wednesday, Andersen pleaded innocent in a U.S. federal court to charges of obstruction of justice for shredding documents in connection with Enron. 64. Prosecutors contend that the firm implicitly encouraged compliance with its document retention policy so workers would shred documents to keep them from the SEC. 65. She also has accused Pierce Marshall of shredding documents that showed his father had promised her half the estate. 66. That mindset changed after Enron collapsed and accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP was accused of shredding incriminating documents about the energy trading company, according to Coffee. 67. The Chicago-based accounting firm says the Justice Department is abusing its authority by pursuing criminal charges against Andersen for shredding documents in the Enron scandal. 68. The firm argues its employees shredded documents to comply with a long-standing company policy of eliminating unnecessary and outdated materials. 69. The jury is trying to decide if the Chicago-based accounting firm illegally obstructed justice by shredding documents to thwart federal regulators investigating former client Enron Corp. 70. The lawsuit also alleges that Gateway executives tried to hide information that countered their bullish outlook and shredded documents. |