Andersen said "thousands" of e-mails and "large numbers" of paper documents relating to Enron were destroyed after Duncan learned on Oct. 23 of a request by the Securities and Exchange Commission for information on the Enron audit. "Although the firm is still working to collect all the facts, it has learned that at the direction of the lead partner an expedited effort to destroy documents in Houston was undertaken," Andersen said in a statement.They're going DOWN. the previously reported destruction of preliminary drafts of working papers is SOP and while sensationaly *sounding* meant nothing. This if as it sounds is major major major trouble. And certainly reinforces the sentiment out there that enron had a lot to hide.
Of course it meant nothing. That's why attorneys issue memos every week reminding everyone to destroy documents right away. Obviously, it meant nothing. Just a coincidence.