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[salin]

Andersen appeal keys on definition
Firm says judge made conviction too easy for jury


By Ameet Sachdev
Tribune staff reporter
Published October 10, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- The definition of "corrupt persuader" was raised as a key issue in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, where the Andersen accounting firm seeks to reverse last year's guilty verdict of obstruction of justice.

In convicting Andersen, a federal jury in Houston blamed an Andersen lawyer for persuading others to destroy documents related to the investigation of Enron Corp. In legal parlance, lawyer Nancy Temple was called the "corrupt persuader."

Appellate Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham said Thursday that he was "troubled" by the issue during the one-hour hearing. There is no timetable on when the court would issue an opinion.

Andersen's attorney argued Thursday that the federal judge who presided over the criminal case defined the term "corrupt persuader" too broadly, which made it easier for the jury to convict the Chicago-based partnership.

more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0310100383oct10,1,4162959.story?coll=chi-business-hed

Btw, when did the company start being called "Anderson" as is done throughout this article?

[Must_B_Free]

1. Did Arthur Andersen split

into 'Andersen Consulting' and 'Accenture'?

[salin]

2. does that make the ruling in Texas

of in essence de-chartering AA (can't do business in Tx) void? Just split and rename and avoid all consequences?

[onehandle]

3. No

Andersen Consulting was a spinoff organization of Arthur Andersen. A few years ago, Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen "divorced", but Andersen Consulting had to give up the name. Andersen Consulting became Accenture in the nick of time. Less than two years later, Arthur Andersen (now renamed Andersen) imploded.

Accenture was lucky that they lost the name. Accenture Partners still loooove the GOP, but have not been caught doing anything...yet.

[onehandle]

4. Arthur Andersen became just plain Andersen...

...a couple of years before they imploded. See my other post in this thread.