Now that's not illegal, and it wasn't illegal at the time, although it is now, but the ethical lapse seems to be that Hwang denied that they were paid, and now it turns out they were.

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" And on Apr. 25 he told CBS Evening News that if Merrill continues "to maintain that what happened was inappropriate but wasn't illegal, then there will be no settlement.

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Rather, it is convincing a jury that Enron was a successful company despite its collapse, that he wasn't aware of illegal activity occurring at Enron, and finally, that he's a heck of a nice guy.

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