| Da Enron a WorldCom: Congresso e Casa Bianca a confronto |
| Fascicolo 2002-4 |
| Scritto da Gratteri Andrea |
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Sommario 1. I più grandi crack finanziari di sempre: Enron, WorldCom e le altre. – 2. I legami reciproci fra business e politica. – 3. Enron, il piano energetico nazionale e la Task force presieduta dal Vicepresidente Cheney. – 4. Il Congresso come centro di indagine privilegiato. – 5. Il General Accounting Office, braccio investigativo del Congresso. – 5.1. L’azione investigativa del Comptroller General e lo scontro con il Vicepresidente. – 6. Il Vicepresidente citato in giudizio in merito all’operato della Task force da lui presieduta. – 7. Un possibile bilanciamento degli interessi del Congresso e dell’Esecutivo?
Abstract The bankruptcy of Enron, WorldCom and some of the other biggest American corporations in 2001 and 2002 has had relevant political and constitutional consequences. New legislation has been promptly approved by the Congress, and sponsored by President Bush, to reform corporate governance (Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002) and to restrict the discipline of campaign financing (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002). These scandals have also provided the occasion to put the national energy policy and the activities of the NEPDG, chaired by Vicepresident Cheney under congressional scrutiny. The General Accounting Office requested a number of documents concerning the activities of the NEPDG and, as the Vicepresident refused disclose this information, it filed a suit before the District Court for the District of Columbia. The important legal questions discussed before the District Court are analysed in the article, with a particualr regard to executive privilege. |