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RAIN 02/03: Weekly Update 02/02



There are 10 stories in this posting.



New York Times 02/02/02
Andersen Gives a Tour of Its New Site for Enron Documents
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/02/business/02SHRE.html

By MICHAEL BRICK
HOUSTON, Feb. 1 — The class-action lawyers shook hands with Arthur Andersen's lawyers today, and together with the firm's specialists in preserving records and computer files, they went on a guided tour of the guarded site where Andersen says it is
reassembling a history of its dealings with Enron (news/quote). It all seemed rigorous and thorough, the plaintiffs' lawyers said.
Robert S. Bennett, Enron's lawyer, would say only that Enron was cooperating with
prosecutors and that he doubts — for all the reports of document shredding at Enron's
Houston headquarters — that any substantive materials have been lost.


New York Times 02/02/02
Judge Voids Bank Convictions
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Keystone-Charges.html

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:24 a.m. ET
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A federal judge Friday voided the embezzlement convictions against two former executives of the failed First National Bank of Keystone.
The decision by U.S. District Judge David Faber does not affect the mail fraud
and conspiracy convictions against Terry Church and Billie Jean Cherry.



Associated Press 02/02/02
Enron Paper Trail Ordered Preserved
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=51...20020202/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/enron_investigation_305

By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Underscoring the Enron Corp. scandal's proximity to the
White House, Justice Department criminal investigators are ordering
President Bush's staff to preserve the paper trail of any contact with the
energy trading company's executives.



Los Angeles Times 02/02/02
Enron Probe Reaches Into White House
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-020202probe.story

By EDWIN CHEN
WASHINGTON -- The government's criminal probe into Enron Corp.'s collapse reached into the White House on Friday, as the Justice Department asked the president's staff to preserve all Enron-related documents, including e-mails and records that might show staff contacts with company representatives.
The action marked the first time that the Justice Department has interceded with the White House in the Enron investigation.



New York Times 02/02/02
White House Told to Save Enron Records
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/02/business/02ENRO.html (

By STEPHEN LABATON and DON VAN NATTA Jr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 — The Justice Department directed the White House
staff tonight to preserve records of contacts between government officials and Enron
(news/quote) executives over the last three years, a sign that federal prosecutors have
significantly broadened their criminal investigation to include the company's political
dealings in Washington.



Washington Post 02/02/02
Justice: Preserve Enron Papers
White House Says It Will Comply
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10918-2002Feb1.html

By Susan Schmidt and Mike Allen
The Justice Department instructed the Bush administration last night to preserve any documents related to Enron Corp., saying they may prove valuable in investigations of the bankrupt energy company and statements its executives made about the firm's financial condition.



Washington Times 02/02/02
Enron records must stay put
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020202-301618.htm

By Jerry Seper and Joseph Curl
The Justice Department, as part of its criminal investigation of Enron Corp., yesterday ordered the White House not to destroy any records concerning conversations and meetings federal officials had with Enron executives about the company's financial situation.
The order, sent to White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez, includes all correspondence, e-mails, computer records, notes, memos and related files at the White House and other federal agencies dating to Jan. 1, 1999, two years before President Bush took office.



New York Times 02/02/02
Feds to Fight Identity Theft
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Identity-Theft.html

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new tool for victims of identity theft may help them stop the damage when criminals try to run amok with their financial and personal information.
The Federal Trade Commission, working with financial companies and consumer groups, has developed an ID Theft Affidavit, a single form that simplifies the process of disputing fraudulent debts and new accounts opened by an identity thief.



Washington Times 02/02/02
Internet can be mask to victims
http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20020202-11894828.htm

By Kristina Stefanova
The Internet has made it easier for scam artists to trick consumers
into giving out personal information such as Social Security and creditcard
numbers.
"Scams like that are unfortunately prevalent on the Internet," said Nicholas
Graham, spokesman for America Online.
Recently, a scam artist sent e-mail messages to AOL users claiming to be the
AOL billing department and asking for credit card information.



The Telegraph 02/02/02
Don't mention the shredding
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;$ses...F2002%2F02%2F02%2Fccprof02.xml&_requestid=298455

by Kate Rankine
It's a question of 'document retention policy' to John Ormerod, British top dog of the firm embroiled in the Enron scandal DAMAGE limitation is never easy, but John Ormerod is absolutely determined to give it his best shot.
As the top man at Andersen in Britain, he wants the world to know how everything is just fine at the accountancy firm. Never mind Enron. It's business as usual at Andersen. The only trouble is that nobody believes him.





Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va