Fastow's Wife Pleads Guilty in Enron Case

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Fastow's Wife Pleads Guilty in Enron Case

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By KRISTEN HAYS, AP Business Writer

HOUSTON - The wife of former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty Thursday to helping her husband hide ill-gotten income from some of his myriad financial schemes and was sentenced to a year in prison.

The sentence was the most Lea Fastow could have received on the misdemeanor conviction of filing a false tax form. The plea came after months of legal wrangling.

U.S. District Judge David Hittner gave her no fine but placed her on a year of supervised release once the sentence is completed.

"I've made errors in judgment I will always regret for the rest of my life," she told the judge. "But I can't undo the past. I am only able to do what is right now."

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i'm sure he's up next, right?

it would be easier to find carmen sandiego or matt lauer.

...possibly less, since she will get time off for good behavior. Then she will go on to live the life of a rich matron, unencumbered by a husband, with all her stolen wealth intact.

No fine. I guess we know how much justice in this country is worth.

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