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Michael Kopper

Michael Kopper is a well educated man with natural intelligence. He was born in Brooklyn and is now in Woodmere on Long Island. He went to college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and then transferred to Duke. At Duke, he received his bachelor’s degree in economics. He, also, earned a degree in accounting and finance. Right out of college, he went to work in New York as a loan officer. Michael Kopper is Jewish, and his sexual orientation is gay. Due to these characteristics of this man, he is judged and tried by fellow commuters when they don’t fully understand exactly what is going on. To this day, Michael Kopper has not spent one day in prison. Michael Kopper held many different positions at Enron Company. Kopper was a Chief Financial Officer for the most part. He also was a managing director of LJM2 Capital Management. In 2001, Kopper left Enron for this job. Michael Kopper was became the first Enron executive to plead guilty to criminal charges and cut a deal with the government. He admitted to lying and stealing. Kopper became partners with former chief financial officer, Andrew S. Fastow. Because Kopper has helped the government build its case about former partners, Kopper has avoided jail time. During this scandal, Kopper faced many charges and discrimination due to his background. He did have to downsize his living habits a bit because of the scandal. Today, Kopper still remains a traveler. He is able to go on vacations frequently. He had to downsize his house and his car, but still lives a nice life. He is currently in a Houston suburb and still employed. He works at Legacy Community Health Services where he is a salaried grant writer who solicits financial support for the clinic. ﻿   []  []  []  ﻿[]  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">﻿[]  <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">﻿[]  <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emily Clauff