[Paleo Conservative]

He gets to stiff his lawyers too.

[Mr. K]

are they sure this was 'natural causes' ?

[newcthem]

I just about busted a gut, laughing at the libs on the local talk radio, bitching about Lay's death and how it just wasn't fair!!

[tbird5]

Laughing from the grave, maybe.

[TommyDale]

This is probably going to upset people more than anything. He had it all protected through Limited Partnerships, etc. and even the government would have been unable to seize all the assets. He was very shrewd with his agressive asset management program.

[ErnBatavia]

This means that any orders to vacate his wealth are annulled, and his family gets to keep millions of dollars

I'm not a lawyer, but I highly doubt this assumption...

[N. Theknow]

This means that any orders to vacate his wealth are annulled, and his family gets to keep millions of dollars that they likely would have lost had he gone to jail.

Was he related to the Clintons?

[goldstategop]

Ken Lay's heirs can't be punished for his crimes. A law of attainder is unconstitutional. He went out at the right time.

(The Palestinian terrorist regime is the crisis and Israel's fist is the answer.)

[Gay State Conservative]

I heard something similar regarding a NY State case...the guy was convicted of murder but died shortly after the verdict was handed down so his record was wiped clean.

I would think,however,that his estate could be sued by various individuals/groups/entities for civil fraud,etc.

[Protagoras]

Who is Raymond Nize and why should we give credence to what he says about this?

[theFIRMbss]

>Lay's death expunges the conviction from his record. This means that any orders to vacate his wealth are annulled, and his family gets to keep millions

Let's get some lawyer
to go to Hell and bring back
Lay to do his time!

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Death of Eurydice

The most famous story in which he figures is that of his wife Eurydice. Eurydice is sometimes known as Agriope. While fleeing from Aristaeus, she was bitten by a serpent which brought her to her death. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songs and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept and gave him advice. Orpheus went down to the lower world and by his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone (the only person to ever do so), who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth. But the condition was attached that he should walk in front of her and not look back until he had reached the upper world. In his anxiety he broke his promise, and Eurydice vanished again from his sight.

[dinoparty]

But I assume aggrieved individuals will still sue his estate.

[lilylangtree]

It was the only path left open.

[BluH2o]

This means that any orders to vacate his wealth are annulled, and his family gets to keep millions of dollars that they likely would have lost had he gone to jail.

Several civil suits are pending ... I doubt much of value will be left to the Ken Lay estate after all the litigation is over. The lawyer fees alone will be enormous.

[Pukin Dog]

I can just imagine Jeff Skilling's wife asking him if he would like another helping of bacon with his cigarette?

[srmorton]

I have been appalled by some of the comments that I have heard concerning Ken Lay's untimely death. Some are so angry that he died of natural causes and not as a very old man in prison. Others are glad that he died saying that he got what he deserved - death. Although he did some very bad things, none of them are punishable by death.

I always try to remember that in all things, God is in control. It is not up to us to judge Ken Lay because that is His job. IMO, the stress and strain of what he and his family have been through (albeit self-inflicted) in the last few years would be enough to bring on a heart attack - especially if he had cardiovascular disease to begin with.

[Aquinasfan]

This means that any orders to vacate his wealth are annulled, and his family gets to keep millions of dollars that they likely would have lost had he gone to jail.

Oh no. Can't the law be changed somehow?

[OrangeDaisy]

No one mourns the Wicked
No one cries "They won't return!"
No one lays a lily on their grave

The good man scorns the Wicked!
Through their lives, our children learn
What we miss, when we misbehave:

And Goodness knows
The Wicked's lives are lonely
Goodness knows
The Wicked die alone
It just shows when you're Wicked
You're left only
On your own

Yes, Goodness knows
The Wicked's lives are lonely
Goodness knows
The Wicked cry alone
Nothing grows for the Wicked
They reap only
What they've sown

Wicked Soundtrack
Artist: Cristy Candler
Song: No One Mourns the Wicked

Can you tell I just saw Wicked in Chicago last weekend?

[libstripper]

Kenny Boy took the Cardinal Wolsey gambit.

[Wolfie]

Whoo hoo! I love it when a crook at this level gets off the hook. Now, if he'd been some "urban youth" robbing $50 from a liquor store, I wouldn't be so happy.