Officials in the American Justice Department have said they will try to seize $14 million in profits illegally reaped by former Enron chief financial office, Mr Andrew S Fastow, according to reports in this morning's Washington Post.
Prosecutors said they will file civil actions to recover the money from Mr Fastow, based on information provided by another Enron executive, Mr Michael J. Kopper, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges.
They will also be looking for $9 million that Mr Kopper passed on to other Enron colleagues and relatives, according to the report.
They also said they would attempt to take control of the houses of Mr Fastow and former Enron in-house lawyer Ms Kristina Mordaunt, putting pressure on her to make a deal with the government.
Flanked by lawyers and FBI agents, Mr Kopper, a former director in Enron's global finance unit and a top aide to Mr Fastow, appeared at the Houston federal courthouse yesterday to admit he broke wire-fraud and money-laundering laws.
Mr Kopper agreed to hand over $12 million in illicit profits, money that will be returned to investors who lost billions of dollars when Enron collapsed, government officials said.
A 17-page document the Justice Department filed with the court contains many details of the alleged conspiracy and kickbacks allegedly shared among Mr Kopper, Mr Fastow and other unnamed family members and friends.