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Nov 2020
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You've Got Enron Mail!

ROMAN MARS
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Enron collapsed nearly 20 years ago, but chances are something you use today was affected by emails sent by 150 of the company's top employees. These emails — about meetings and energy markets but also affairs, divorces, and fraud — have helped create new technologies, fight terrorism, and added to our understanding of how we communicate.

You’ve Got Enron Mail!

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