Paula Rieker
Paula Rieker
felt left room
Acknowledgment and no reaction. I left the room because I felt really awkward.
people spoken wish
I wish a lot of people had spoken up.
believe capital closed determined enron markets
I believe that they had determined the capital markets were closed to Enron at this time.
answer questions
I did not know enough to answer questions on the subject.
lay statement
Mr. Lay said liquidity was fine. Then he strengthened his statement and said, 'In fact, liquidity is strong.
prior
My prior interactions with him had just conditioned me that he didn't want to be corrected.
lay recall saying statement
I recall Mr. Lay saying that liquidity was fine, and then he strengthened his statement to say that liquidity was strong.
management
He thought it was absurd, and that management should have been able to see this coming.
conclusion events legal observed
I observed events that I thought were wrong, so I did make a conclusion. I didn't make a conclusion that it was legal or illegal.
knew wrong
I knew it was wrong at the time.