"Glisan is a person who is at the center of everything," one lawyer with a role in the Enron investigation said.

It will be the first time criminal charges have been brought in the Enron investigation against a former company executive.

Mr. Bush's new tone came as the scope of the Enron investigation widened.

Following the conclusion of his involvement in the Enron investigation, he returned to teaching at Lewis & Clark.

The accounting inquiry comes as the Enron investigation reaches what people involved in the case describe as an important turning point.

Prosecutors handling the Enron investigation have already encountered the complexities presented by the criminal law.

In fact, there have been 16 guilty pleas in the Enron investigation so far.

During the day, a few new details from both the Andersen and Enron investigations emerged.

Earlier in the day, responding to Congressional pressure, he said there was no need for him to recuse himself from the Enron investigation now.

Anxiety over whether the Enron investigation would disrupt deliveries or have other market repercussions led to an increase in prices.