Special report: the NatWest Three
The NatWest Three – how the case unfolded, from 2004 and the Enron collapse to their eventual imprisonment
The NatWest Three – how the case unfolded, from 2004 and the Enron collapse to their eventual imprisonment
The
NatWest
Three – innocent victims caught up in an Enron witch hunt? Guilty parties
rightly banged up by a righteous US court? Martyrs for a much bigger
conspiracy? Or the human face of corporate responsibility?
Read our special report on how the drama unfolded, and decide for yourself.
2007
NatWest three agree to 37 months’ jail
plea
Three former NatWest bankers agree to serve 37 months in jail after pleading
guilty to a wire fraud charge relating the Enron collapse
Natwest Three close to plea bargain
Bankers allegedly involved in Enron fraud two weeks away from plea bargain
Natwest Three in plea bargain talks
UK bankers accused of Enron-linked fraud in the US start plea bargain talks
Natwest Three in witness outcry
NatWest Three lawyers attack the London solicitors representing NatWest parent
company RBS for involvement with witnesses
NatWest Three hit back at US
authorities
British trio up on Enron charges accuse Stateside prosecutors of witholding
evidence that could potentially clear their names
2006
Threat of US litigation: time to wake
up
The extradition and arrest of UK executives by US authorities has raised the
stakes for doing transatlantic business. Jeremy Cole sounds the alarm about US
law
FDs face exposure check
The NatWest three affair is just one of around 20 extradition cases involving UK
bosses. As America extends its reach, ,FDs must assess their exposure
NatWest three: tip of the iceberg?
The case of the NatWest three is not the only extradition case involving UK
executives – around 20 others are in the pipeline. Finance directors must assess
their exposure to the long arm of America
Former Enron CFO to turn on NatWest
three
Fastow will give evidence at NatWest bankers’ US trial, it emerges
NatWest bankers arrive in US to face Enron
charges
Case dates back to off-balance vehicle
UK ‘Enron’ bankers lose extradition
appeal
Battle lost against fast track extradition
Fraud knows no boundaries
UK firms are failing to face up to growing global fraud risks
NatWest trio lose Enron extradition
case
Bankers will face US trial over their part in corporate collapse
Precedent may be set in Enron extradition
case
Natwest bankers to hear ruling in battle to avoid extradition
2005
Liberty to take part in NatWest Enron
case
Human Rights group Liberty to argue that NatWest Enron suspects should be
prosecuted in the UK
2004
UK accountants escape Enron extradition
No UK accountants will be targeted for extradition proceedings over the Enron
scandal, US Department of Justice officials have confirmed.
UK bankers face extradition over Enron
charges
A judge has ruled that three UK bankers can be extradited to the US over fraud
charges relating to the collapsed energy giant, Enron.
Enron extradition request slammed
Counsel for three former NatWest bankers fighting extradition to America by the
Enron Task Force has derided the US request as a ‘British means to an American
end’.