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[uberreiniger]

Ken Lay dies of heart attack.

Either perfect justice or a perfect escape from justice, depending on your point of view. Little did he know that the wages of sin also applies to embezzled funds.

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[kakita-shisumo.livejournal.com]

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[chade66.livejournal.com]

Considering our prison system, I think he got off easy.

[ghaidin.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh, the paranoia that makes our lives sweet: What if he just faked his death?
Not that I don'want to see his body, don't misunderstand me. I want to see a full damned DNA analysis... actually, make that several DNA analyses conducted in different parts of the world by teams that know nothing of each other.

If they cremate his body, extra points for my paranoia.

[ghaidin.livejournal.com]

upsssss....make that...
Not that I don'want to see his body = Not that I want to see his body

My uni-neuronal brain got overloaded with paranoic thoughts :(

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Someone on my friends list mentioned the possibility that it might be murdered. I don't know that I believe that, but given thact he was supposedly about to testify against other people the timing is awfully convienient.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Well he was never going to be in general population so it's not like he was going to see the worst side of our system.

[zaimoni.livejournal.com]

And given that Lay's death sabotages the confiscation of his assets (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/business/06legal.html?th&emc=th), it's also very convenient for his heirs.

I doubt the sabotage is quite as complete as suggested:

The government's forfeiture effort ahead of the planned sentencing of Mr. Lay and Mr. Skilling this fall, however, has been thrown into doubt, at least in relation to Mr. Lay's assets since the death of a criminal defendant before his sentencing and the appeal process may void the criminal case against him.

"Technically, he was found guilty, but that's extinguished as of today," said Joel M. Androphy, a prominent defense lawyer in Houston.

A person involved in the government's action against Mr. Lay, who did not want to be identified because of the sensitivity of the case, said that Mr. Lay's death did not necessarily rule out proceeding with forfeiture actions, explaining, "The family at the end of the day cannot sit on the fruits of the fraud." But, this person said: "Even if the verdict is nullified, he paid for his actions with his life. That is more tragic."

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

A lot of people would profit from his death. Sadly I've got a feeling we'll never know.