Derek Whitaker finds more Star Wars talk in the collapse of Enron. From msnbc.com:
... The now infamous off-balance-sheet partnerships used by Enron to hide debt were laced with acronyms and names taken from characters in the Star Wars series of movies. Noting that, House Oversight subcommittee Chairman James Greenwood, R-Pa., asked Powers was if Lay was ?the Luke Skywalker or the Darth Vader of Enron?? ?Well, he?s not the Luke Skywalker, but he certainly is responsible,? said Powers choking back a laugh.
Powers said Lay approved the arrangements under which Enron?s chief financial officer, Andrew Fastow, created the partnerships and that the Enron chairman ?bears significant responsibility? for not preventing the abuses that this ?inherent conflict of interest? created.
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