Orin Snyder Quotations

This is the mother lode for the government in its campaign against corporate fraud.

People go to jail now for what used to be considered a lesser crime, ... Eighteen months is more time than some violent criminals get in state prison.

Every criminal defendant on trial now or awaiting sentencing (in cases) involving massive financial crimes should be dancing in the aisles.

This is a fairly simple case. The question is, 'Did they cheat the company (out of $600 million)?' and, if so, 'Were they the masterminds of the fraud?' Presenting every shred of paper and every witness who knows anything about anything is the surest way to go down in defeat.

This is a fairly simple case, ... The question is, 'Did they cheat the company (out of $600 million)?' and, if so, 'Were they the masterminds of the fraud?' Presenting every shred of paper and every witness who knows anything about anything is the surest way to go down in defeat.

It was a game of chicken at this point. The husband had entered his guilty plea. He knew the government didn't want to prosecute her because it would require them to show their hand. That would hurt them in their case against the big fish they're hoping to convict in the overarching scandal.

Appellate courts go out of their way to respect jury verdicts, ... You need real evidence of tampering or pernicious infiltration of the jury room. If you say a newspaper or media report has unduly influenced a jury, it's a very slippery slope.

The government, I think, is very happy with this resolution.

I would bet that one of the two will do that when this gets closer to crunch time and the pressure gets too heavy, ... it's always better to have two people say 'That was him. I saw him steal the wallet.''

Enron is synonymous with fraud everywhere in America. I don't think he'll get more of a fair or less of a fair trial in Kansas than he will in Houston.