And it is, after all, the government that made this bed: having rushed to indict on an extraordinary expedited schedule, the Justice Department is in no position to complain if temporary restrictions on the grand jury are necessary to prevent the government from obtaining an unfair and improper advantage trial, |
conducted with rigor and in full accord with the standards of [the accounting] profession. |
Given the decision by the Justice Department to indict the entire 26,000-person firm, it is invertible there will be some personnel cuts, |
I think most people will believe that Arthur Anderson died because (after Enron imploded) |
If you are someone who is traveling overseas for at least 14 days that includes April 15 and you are away on business, you get an automatic extension to June 15 to file your return, ... You just have to attach a statement to your return explaining that you were out of the country. |
In addition to the costs of the software itself, organizations will encounter other up-front costs, including those resulting from the need for new hardware, administrator and end-user training, configuration and deployment of the new operating system, compatibility-testing, and possible re-engineering of application software, |
It is settled law that, once an indictment has been returned, the government may not use the grand jury to conduct discovery or otherwise prepare its case for trial, |
raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. |
stronger, more independent audit system. |
The Department has refused to allow the firm to tell its story to a grand jury, in violation of both Department policy and the basic precepts of fundamental fairness, |
The shredder at Andersen's office at the Enron building was used virtually constantly and, to handle the overload, dozens of large trunks filled with Enron documents were sent [to] Andersen's main Houston office to be shredded, |
There's some play here, ... We have in these instructions some basic legal principles that we can use in arguments to prevail. |
to cover up past frauds by committing additional frauds in the future. |
We appreciate the benefits of discussions between Andersen's member firm partners around the world and KPMG, |
We are cooperating with all of the committees in Congress, |