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| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lay | ||
| + | |spouses=Linda Lay Judith Ayers | ||
| + | |constitutes=Businessman | ||
| + | |ON_death_cause=heart attack | ||
| + | |birth_date=April 15, 1942 | ||
| + | |birth_name=Kenneth Lee Lay | ||
| + | |birth_place=Tyrone, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| + | |death_date=July 5, 2006 | ||
| + | |death_place=Snowmass, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| + | |religion=Christianity | ||
| + | |political_parties=Republican | ||
| + | |children=Elizabeth Ayers Lay Vittore Mark Kenneth Lay, Robyn Anne Herrold Lay Vermeil Todd David Herrold, Robert Ray, Herrold | ||
| + | |criminal_convictions=10 counts of securities fraud | ||
| + | |employment= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Kenneth Lee Lay''' was a close friend of the [[Bush family]] and the biggest donor to [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref>[[Document:The Kiss of Death]]</ref><ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-02-05/commentary-ken-lays-audacious-ignorance</ref> He may have escaped his [[prison]] sentence<ref>https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/former-enron-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-kenneth-l.-lay-charged-with-conspiracy-fraud-false-statements</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150209054122/http://www.npr.org/2006/07/05/5535821/timeline-ken-lay-and-the-arc-of-enron</ref> by faking his death.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201107225848/https://gatorpress.com/?p=3251</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Political involvement=== | ||
| + | Lay was a friend of the [[Bush family]] including former President [[George H. W. Bush]]. He made monetary contributions, led several committees in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and was co-chairman of Bush's 1992 re-election committee.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-02-05/commentary-ken-lays-audacious-ignorance</ref> As President, Lay flew Bush and his wife to Washington on an Enron corporate plane.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/business/06lay.html</ref> In December 2000, Lay was mentioned as a possible candidate for either [[United States Secretary of Energy]] or [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] under [[George W. Bush]].<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/3d6dc48e-0c4b-11db-86c7-0000779e2340</ref> | ||
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| + | Lay additionally had friendly relations with the Republican politicians [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford]], [[Dick Cheney]], and [[James Baker|James A. Baker III]] as well as the Democratic politicians [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Ann Richards]]. He encouraged [[John Ashcroft]] to campaign in the [[2000 Republican Party presidential primaries]], although this was partially to ensure him as a [[Vote splitting|spoiler candidate]] to help Bush win the race.<ref>Eichenwald, Kurt (2005). ''Conspiracy of fools : a true story.'' Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1179-2. </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Weblinks== | ||
| + | *[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/evidence/bush-lay-letters The Bush-Lay Letters 1] - [[The Smoking Gun]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/evidence/bush-lay-letters-0 The Bush-Lay Letters 2] - [[The Smoking Gun]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 6 December 2022
 Kenneth Lay    (Businessman) | |
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| Born | Kenneth Lee Lay April 15, 1942 Tyrone, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2006 (Age 64) Snowmass, Colorado, U.S. |
Cause of death | "heart attack" |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Children | • Elizabeth Ayers Lay Vittore Mark Kenneth Lay • Robyn Anne Herrold Lay Vermeil Todd David Herrold • Robert Ray • Herrold |
| Spouse | Linda Lay Judith Ayers |
Criminal convictions | 10 counts of securities fraud |
| Founder of | Enron |
| Member of | Eli Lilly, Enron |
| Party | Republican |
Kenneth Lee Lay was a close friend of the Bush family and the biggest donor to George H. W. Bush.[1][2] He may have escaped his prison sentence[3][4] by faking his death.[5]
Political involvement
Lay was a friend of the Bush family including former President George H. W. Bush. He made monetary contributions, led several committees in the Republican Party and was co-chairman of Bush's 1992 re-election committee.[6] As President, Lay flew Bush and his wife to Washington on an Enron corporate plane.[7] In December 2000, Lay was mentioned as a possible candidate for either United States Secretary of Energy or Secretary of the Treasury under George W. Bush.[8]
Lay additionally had friendly relations with the Republican politicians Gerald R. Ford, Dick Cheney, and James A. Baker III as well as the Democratic politicians Bill Clinton and Ann Richards. He encouraged John Ashcroft to campaign in the 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries, although this was partially to ensure him as a spoiler candidate to help Bush win the race.[9]
Weblinks
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References
- ↑ Document:The Kiss of Death
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-02-05/commentary-ken-lays-audacious-ignorance
- ↑ https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/former-enron-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-kenneth-l.-lay-charged-with-conspiracy-fraud-false-statements
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150209054122/http://www.npr.org/2006/07/05/5535821/timeline-ken-lay-and-the-arc-of-enron
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201107225848/https://gatorpress.com/?p=3251
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-02-05/commentary-ken-lays-audacious-ignorance
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/business/06lay.html
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/3d6dc48e-0c4b-11db-86c7-0000779e2340
- ↑ Eichenwald, Kurt (2005). Conspiracy of fools : a true story. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1179-2.
