Lay Battles On

In his third day of cross-examination, Enron founder Kenneth L. Lay continues to battle with prosecutor John Hueston, but has so far kept his anger in check this morning.

Lay is accusing Hueston of selectively picking only damaging information to make his case ... duh, that's what prosecutors do. Lay is clearly frustrated with Hueston, but he's letting Lay answer at greater length than he had earlier and certainly giving him more rope than fellow prosecutor Sean Berkowitz gave his witness, former chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling.

Hueston is working to prove that Lay, in a communication with Enron employees in fall 2001 -- when the company was in free fall -- hid from them internal concerns over the aggressive accounting that helped speed the company's demise.

"It only mentions 40 other things, including integrity," Lay shot back.

By Frank Ahrens |  May 1, 2006; 9:49 AM ET  | Category:  Dispatches
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