Enron finance chief faces 10 years in jail

Andrew Fastow, the chief architect of the shady deals that brought down Enron, pleaded guilty today to two counts of conspiracy in a deal that could take prosecutors to the top of the corporate ladder at the scandal-ridden company.

The plea by the former Enron finance chief called for a 10-year sentence and for him to help prosecutors who have targeted – but not charged – the executives who once occupied the most opulent offices on the company’s top floor: former chairman Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling.