Andersen dismisses 7,000 U.S. employees
Andersen on Monday began laying off 7,000 employees--more than one-quarter of its U.S. workforce--in the largest unraveling of the accounting giant's domestic operation related to the firm's role in the...
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Andersen, prosecutors meet
Lawyers from Andersen met with the Justice Department Friday hoping to resolve the criminal case against the firm, but there was no indication the two sides moved any closer to...
Moussaoui faces capital trial
The Justice Department announced in court Thursday that it plans to seek the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, who prosecutors believe intended to be the 20th hijacker on Sept. 11,...
Andersen plea talks stall; rivals rule out takeover
Despite the Andersen accounting firm's feverish efforts to negotiate a compromise with the Justice Department, the department continues to take a hard line and appears unwilling to accept anything less...
Enron insider eyes break, sources say
Ben Glisan, a former treasurer with Enron Corp., is moving toward cooperating with federal investigators probing the company's collapse in exchange for immunity or a plea deal, sources said Tuesday....
U.S. nears end of Middle Easterner interviews
The Justice Department announced Friday that its interviews of roughly 5,000 mostly Middle Eastern young men have been "substantially completed" and have yielded several leads in the Sept. 11 hijacking...
Senate OKs bill allowing closed-circuit TV into terror trial
In a sign of the enormous logistical and security challenges surrounding the upcoming trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, a bill allowing victims' relatives and survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks to...
Objections arise in terror case
France demanded Wednesday that the United States spare the life of one of its citizens indicted on charges that could lead to his execution in connection with the Sept. 11...
Ashcroft defends anti-terror effort
In his first appearance before Congress to defend the Bush administration's anti-terrorism tactics, Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft lashed out Thursday at his harsher critics, accusing them of spreading fear, dividing...
FBI’s Mueller reshapes agency’s top ranks
Grappling with his agency's recent embarrassments and new challenges, FBI Director Robert Mueller on Monday said that he is reorganizing the bureau to sharpen its focus on anti-terrorism, counterintelligence and...