JURIST - Paper Chase: Adecco accounting scandals leads to ouster of executives

In Friday's corporations and securities law news, Adecco, the world's largest employment agency, announced today that its chief financial officer and the head of its North American operations are leaving the company amid fears of serious accounting issues in its US office. AP has more.... Sources have indicated that accountant Richard Causey could be the next former Enron executive to face criminal charges. AP has more.... In related Enron news, the attorney for former Enron chairman Ken Lay has accused Andrew Fastow of being the mastermind behind the collapse of the energy giant. The accusations come in the wake of Fastow's agreement to cooperate with prosecutors on the downfall of Enron. Reuters has more. The NASD (National
Association of Securities Dealers) has fined former Credit Suisse First Boston banker Frank Quattrone $30,000 and suspended him from working on Wall Street for one year for failing to cooperate with securities regulators. The Street.com has more.

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