Enron shredder pleads guilty

A senior Arthur Andersen auditor today pleaded guilty to a criminal obstruction charge, acknowledging that he persuaded co-workers and others to shred documents to thwart the US government’s investigation into the collapse of energy giant Enron.

The precise charge against David Duncan, who was sacked in January shortly after Andersen acknowledged massive shredding of Enron documents, was outlined in court papers filed today in a Houston court