Kenneth Lay

Kenneth Lay   (Businessman)
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. He may have escaped his prison sentence by faking his death.

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. As President, Lay flew Bush and his wife to Washington on an Enron corporate plane. 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.

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.

Weblinks

• The Bush-Lay Letters 1 - The Smoking Gun
• The Bush-Lay Letters 2 - The Smoking Gun

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