conviction_status birth_name birth_place conviction_penalty birth_date spouse article_title education charge
andrew stuart fastow released december 17 , 2011 andrew stuart fastow washington , d.c. , u.s. six years , followed by two years of probation 22 december 1961 lea fastow andrew fastow
 tufts university conspiracy statements , insider trading , and money laundering , wire fraud , securities fraud , false
andrew fastow

andrew stuart fastow -lrb- born december 22 , 1961 -rrb- is an american businessman and convicted criminal who was the chief financial officer of enron corporation , an energy trading company based in houston , texas , until he was fired shortly before the company declared bankruptcy .
the u.s. securities and exchange commission subsequently opened an investigation into his and the company 's conduct in 2001 .
fastow was one of the key figures behind the complex web of off-balance-sheet special purpose entities -lrb- limited partnerships which enron controlled -rrb- used to conceal enron 's massive losses .
fastow served a six-year prison sentence for charges related to these acts .
