U.S. can seek Ken Lay estate assets, judge rules

A judge rejected on Wednesday a request from the widow of former Enron Chairman Ken Lay to throw out the government's bid to seize nearly $13 million from his estate, including the upscale condominium they shared.

U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein's ruling allows the government to move ahead with its effort to recover the gains, which it contends are ill-gotten .

The judge wrote that prosecutors had provided "ample allegations" of criminal activity by Lay and others to pursue its case.

Samuel Buffone, a Washington attorney who represents Linda Lay, the executrix of her husband's estate, said that she intends to fight...[Open in new window]
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The bitch probably killed Kenny-boy so she could keep the loot. It's stolen money. Stolen from the retirment of exploited Enron employees.
It's ridiculous that the pig-bitch should keep ill gotten gains.
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