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Enron CFO's wife faces fraud charges

The wife of former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow and several others have been indicted on criminal charges stemming from the collapse of the energy firm.

Lea Fastow, a former Enron assistant treasurer, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, said assistant attorney general Larry Thompson.

The new charges were announced as three separate indictments were handed down in the probe, including one that adds 31 new charges against Andrew Fastow.

In one of the new indictments, seven members of the Enron Broadband unit, a failed division attempting to deliver video on demand, were indicted on charges stemming from concealing financial information.