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Published: 11 January 2002 15:30 GMT
Enron CEO Kenneth Lay has resigned his seat on the board of Compaq as the US government launches a plethora of investigations into the collapse of the energy company.
His decision to quit could not come at a worse time for Compaq - he was one of the board members who voted in favour of its merger with HP.
The proposed merger has come under increasing pressure over the last few months in the face of growing opposition from HP board members.
Lay is now left facing investigations from the US Senate, House of Representatives and Department of Justice into how the company ended up in the bankruptcy court.
The probes will also address why Enron's accounting firm, Arthur Andersen, destroyed financial documents sought by US law-enforcement officers.
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