Defense attorneys have been able to cast a slim shadow of doubt on even the seemingly impervious whistle-blower Sherron Watkins , who memorably submitted a memo stating that "Enron will collapse in a wave of accounting scandals, " and former Treasurer Benjamin Glisan , who as it turns out received favorable treatment while in prison.
The Benetton order, placed last September after the fabric had arrived from India, was viewed by the owners as a lifeline, according to New Wave Style officials who survived the collapse.