Jurors Are Sworn in As Enron Trial Starts

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HOUSTON -- A jury of Houston-area residents was selected Monday for the trial of former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, accused of orchestrating the massive fraud that came to symbolize an era of corporate scandals.

A court clerk swore in the 12 jurors and four alternates, and U.S. District Judge Sim Lake instructed them not to talk about the case during their service. He also ordered them not to read, listen to or watch news reports about the trial.

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Jurors Are Sworn in As Enron Trial Starts

Lay, the Enron founder, said he was pleased with the panel: "My fate is in their hands, and we'll get on to making the case for my innocence."

Daniel Petrocelli, the head lawyer for Skilling, said he believed the jurors would listen...

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