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2005

January 7, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to consider overturning the conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for obstruction of justice in the shredding of thousands of Enron documents.

February 25, 2005
The fraud and conspiracy trial of Kenneth Lay, the founder of the Enron Corporation, and Jeffrey Skilling, its former chief executive, is set for January 17, 2006.

April 19, 2005
Former Enron Broadband Services executives are tried in court for lying to make Enron's Internet unit appear that it was doing better than it was.

May 31, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court overturns the conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for obstructing justice by shredding thousands of Enron documents. Andersen’s top Enron accountant withdraws his guilty plea when prosecutors drop their case.

July 14, 2005
Former Enron Vice President Christopher Calger pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of an agreement to cooperate with prosecutors.

July 20, 2005
After three months, the Enron Internet trial ends in deadlock, without decision. All five defendants face new trials after mistrial is declared.

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