Gee We're Sooo Sorry: High Court Overturns Arthur Anderson Conviction

Gee We're Sooo Sorry: High Court Overturns Arthur Anderson Conviction

The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of onetime accounting giant Arthur Andersen for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents because of flawed jury instructions.

In a defeat for the U.S. Justice Department, the unanimous high court ruled that the jury instructions failed to convey properly the elements of what constitutes a conviction for corrupt persuasion.

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