The late 2001 collapse of energy trader Enron Corporation sent shock waves through the nation´s financial markets and caused political turmoil. Enron´s problems have resulted in court cases and numerous governmental investigations of Enron´s activities.  These governmental investigations are creating and will continue producing tremendous volumes of print information and multimedia resources.  This guide will provide annotated descriptions and links to these steadily growing government information resources on Enron.  Purdue Libraries holding print resources from these agencies are in the ENGR, HSSE, & MEL Libraries.  Government documents call numbers for these agencies are also included in these entries.

Arthur Andersen Indictment-March 7, 2002 (Courtesy-FindLaw)
news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/enron/usandersen030702ind.pdf
Indictment issued in the U.S. District Court-Southern District of Texas.

Bush Administration Corporate Governance Reform Proposals
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/corporateresponsibility/archive.html

C-SPAN´s Enron Investigation Archive         
www.cspan.org/ (Do a search for "Enron" to produce relevant webcasts.)
Produced by the Cable Public Affairs Network, this resource has webcasts  of CSPAN programs on Enron including congressional committee investigative hearings and links to relevant federal regulatory agency websites.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
MEL Y 3.C 73/5:
This U.S. Government agency is responsible for regulating commodities trading.

Enron Case Information-U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Agency responsible for promoting accounting principles used by federal government agencies.

Federal Election Commission
HSSE DOC Y 3.EL 2/3:
Agency responsible for regulating federal election campaigns.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ENGR E 2
This agency, part of the U.S. Dept. of Energy, is responsible for setting and
regulating interstate energy commodity prices. 

FindLaw´s Enron Page
news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/enron/

Justice Department Enron Trial Exhibits and Releases (2006)

Securities and Exchange Commission
MEL SE 2
Federal agency regulating stock and other securities transactions.

Congressional Resources

Many congressional committees have conducted hearings investigating Enron.
These committees will produce a tremendous volume of Enron-related information
in their hearings, reports, and on their websites.
Examples of such committee resources include:

House Energy & Commerce Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/8:
(Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) is a member of this committee.)

House Financial Services Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49/20:
(Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) is a member of this committee.)

Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.B 22/3:
(Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) is a member of this committee.)

Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7:

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.EN 2

Senate Finance Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49:

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
HSSE DOC Y 4.G 74/9:

Last update: June 18, 2008