Justice is served in Enron case

Re “Enron’s Top Executives Are Convicted of Fraud,” May 26

The continued denials of wrongdoing by Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling would be amusing if not so shameless. It just goes to prove that although justice may be blind, thankfully it is not deaf. Their lies under oath rang loud and clear to the jury.

MARK S. ROTH

Los Angeles

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Instead of sentencing Lay to some cushy prison for the rest of his life, take every cent he has away from him and give it back to those he stole from. Let him live out the rest of his life penniless. Let him worry about health insurance for his family. Let him experience the feeling of panic when he can’t pay the rent or utility bills or go shopping for food. Until he experiences the fear and hopelessness he forced upon so many, he will never show remorse.

JUDY ISENSON AND

STEFANI DEBALFOUR

Beverly Hills

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Now that Enron executives Lay and Skilling have been convicted of fraud, shouldn’t President Bush and the many politicians who accepted money from these guys send the contributions back? According to opensecrets.org, Lay and his Enron pals gave more than $6.5 million to political campaigns over the last 15 years, most of the money to Republicans.

DENNIS DOYLE

Glendale

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Lay still does not seem contrite even in the face of guilty verdicts on all counts. His comments imply that a jury is not really capable of understanding how he tried to save Enron. Maybe spending the rest of his life in prison will lead him to the truth and free him from his fantasy world. He, Skilling and others ruined the financial future of many people.

ROD HERSBERGER

Santa Barbara