Message-ID: <22475118.1075844937387.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:55:00 -0700 (PDT) From: walt.zimmerman@enron.com To: michael.burke@enron.com, dana.gibbs@enron.com, lori.maddox@enron.com, susan.ralph@enron.com Subject: Update on Steve Todoroff Prosecution--CONFIDENTIAL/SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE Cc: steve.duffy@enron.com, stanley.horton@enron.com, jdegeeter@velaw.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: steve.duffy@enron.com, stanley.horton@enron.com, jdegeeter@velaw.com X-From: Walt Zimmerman X-To: Michael Burke, Dana Gibbs, Lori Maddox, Susan Ralph X-cc: Steve Duffy, Stanley Horton, jdegeeter@velaw.com X-bcc: X-Folder: \Stanley_Horton_1\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: HORTON-S X-FileName: shorton.nsf Almost one month ago, Special Agent Carl Wake of the FBI called me about the Steve Todoroff investigation. He indicated that the FBI had recently learned of the article about EOTT's NGL theft that appeared in the business section of the Houston Chronicle. Mr. Wake said it might be a matter the FBI would like to investigate. I told Mr. Wake that EOTT was currently working with the Harris County District Attorney on the prosecution of this matter, and I thanked him for the FBI's interest. He told me that the FBI might want to work with the Harris County District Attorney in investigating this matter, and he stated that there may be investigative information that the FBI can obtain more quickly than the Harris County District Attorney. Mr. Wake requested a copy of the materials we had provided to the Harris County District Attorney. In order to avoid damage to the good rapport we have established with Assistant District Attorney Bill Moore, I asked John DeGeeter to call Bill Moore and advise him of the contact that had been made by the FBI. Bill Moore agreed to call Carl Wake and work with Mr. Wake on his request for the materials provided by EOTT. Carl Wake called me again yesterday. He has been working with Bill Moore. Mr. Wake stated it was too early to speculate as to what charges would be brought. He did say that our materials clearly indicated federal wire fraud and possibly mail fraud. He said that where there is wire fraud, there is usually money laundering. The purpose of Mr. Wake's call yesterday was to inquire about the status of some interview summaries that John DeGeeter and I have prepared and collected at the request of Bill Moore. Mr. Wake requested that EOTT send a copy of the summaries to him when we sent the summaries to Bill Moore. Those summaries were sent out today. I gathered from my calls with Carl Wake that the FBI is very interested in taking an active part in this investigation. In order to build on the relationship we have established with Bill Moore, we will continue to direct our inquires about the investigation to Mr. Moore until he tells us to do otherwise.