(2002-05-14) c

Public Citizen calls for resignation of Thomas White from his Secretary of the Army post, based on his activities with Enron. The Dec. 6, 2000, memo from Enron attorneys describes how Enron Energy Services (White's division) deliberately sought from the state's power broker far more electricity capacity than it needed. By doing so, Enron Energy Services, which was colluding with other Enron divisions, deceived the state into thinking that transmission capacity was full, enabling Enron to charge prices far higher than if capacity was not full... "Thomas White was in charge when California was being gouged by Enron. If he directed this activity, he shouldn't be head of the Army. And if this was going on under his nose and he didn't know, he's a terrible manager and also shouldn't be head of the Army. He should resign immediately."... White's former employees have publicly stated that he knew of the fraudulent accounting employed by the division.

Related: David Duncan, Andersen auditor, has confessed he was breaking the law when he directed other employees to follow Andersen policies that resulted in the destruction of the papers.