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Enron’s Kenneth Lay Indicted on Criminal Charges

HeadlineJul 08, 2004

The former head of Enron Kenneth Lay was indicted yesterday on criminal charges in connection to the collapse of Enron in 2001. The charges will be made be public today. Lay is a close friend of President Bush and was a leading fundraiser for him. At one point he was considered for the Energy Secretary post. We’ll have more on this in a few minutes.

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