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Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: uncertainty
29 Nov 2022 Acquired Enron
“I don't know if it was legal anywhere. Certainly, it was not legal in Texas, and it was not legal federally in America at the time.”
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- uncertainty
- Recorded
- 29 Nov 2022
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Enron
Transcript context
…In Texas. I don't know if it was legal anywhere. Certainly, it was not legal in Texas, and it was not legal federally in America at the time. Kopper's domestic partner, a guy named Bill Dodson, is not legally married to Kopper, and he's not part of Enron. They set up Dodson as the outside investor in Chewco to buy out the Jedi assets from CalPERS. Then Fastow and Kopper create a secret spreadsheet. This is the beginning of their nefarious deals together. When the second set of books starts being created, that was a dangerous time.…
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