Articles by Anna Driver and Kristen Hays

Judge Sets Stanford Trial for 2011; Again Asked to Compel Insurance

Alleged swindler Allen Stanford will spend more than a year in custody after a U.S. judge Thursday set his criminal trial for January 2011. “This criminal case is going to get under way and it is going to go on …

Enron case demonstrates reliance on professional advice as defense

A month into the Houston fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, their defense teams were hammering away at a consistent theme: Complex financial structures and deals that prosecutors allege hid …