As the scheduled Monday commencement of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling draws nearer, the Chronicle’s Mary Flood — who has spent more time on the frontlines of Enron-related cases than any other reporter — provides this overview of what to expect from the upcoming trial and John Roper follows this earlier Chronicle profile of Mr. Skilling with this article on Mr. Lay’s preprarations for the trial.
Meanwhile, over at the sparring ring where the respective legal teams prepare for battle, it looks as if the Enron Task Force is continuing to have a bit of trouble deciding on what to present to the jury. In a pleading (download here) filed earlier in the week, the Lay-Skilling defense teams reveal that the Task Force is attempting to add about a dozen, previously undisclosed allegations of wrongdoing against Messrs. Lay and Skilling in the week before trial. Such last-minute modifications reflect a prosecution team that is not particularly confident in its case. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake is expected to rule on that matter and other remaining pre-trial issues in a final pre-trial conference tomorrow afternoon.