There are people who look at the rules and find ways to structure around them. The more complex the rules, the more opportunities.
I believe I was extremely greedy.
Mark-to-market accounting is like crack. Don't do it.
The question I should have asked is not what is the rule, but what is the principle.
I lost my moral compass and I have done terrible things that I very much regret.
I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness.