HOUSTON -- Prosecutors and attorneys for Enron Corp.'s former chief accounting officer, Richard Causey, are in negotiations on a plea bargain on the eve of trial for founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, according to people familiar with the discussions.
If Causey agrees to a deal to plead guilty, his co-operation could prove enormously helpful to the government's case against Lay and Skilling. All three face trial next month. |