Word: misleader
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...bills "would prevent big corporations from taking advantage of their employees as Enron did,'' said Dick Gephardt and Martin Frost (D-Texas) in a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert. "We fear that characterizing the committee-passed bills as a response to the Enron collapse would seriously mislead millions of Americans about the security of their 401(k) plans...
...fraud section and the first to listen to the FBI tape of Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky in the days leading to the case against President Clinton. The probe will address a wide range of questions: Were Enron's partnerships with shell corporations designed to hide its liabilities and mislead investors? Was evidence intentionally or negligently destroyed? Did Enron executives' political contributions and the access that the contributions won them result in any special favors? Did Enron executives know the company was sinking as they sold $1.1 billion in stock while encouraging employees and other investors to keep buying...
...whole. The return on Social Security is pitifully low, they complain, an argument appealing to younger voters who are just starting to pay into the system. They have more experience than their elders in playing the stock market where there can be higher returns. "It's wrong to mislead people with promises of 'trust the government, you'll be fine,'" says Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. "People can do better if they own their own retirement nest...
...brought against anyone who "corruptly" (as in by lying) "obstructs or impedes or endeavors to obstruct or impede the due administration of justice in any official proceeding" (such as an investigation of someone's disappearance). For his part, Condit has officially stated that he never asked anyone to mislead authorities...
...Explaining his latest works as inspiration from the Jewish secular culture and tradition, Weil may easily mislead the viewer into seeing these paintings solely as celebratory art. Entering the exhibit, the viewer is immediately confronted by the cheerful oranges, reds, cinnamons and golds that dominate almost all of his paintings. The bright colors of the paintings create a startling contrast against the gallery’s white walls...