JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon wants to know if the Missouri offices of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen played a role in the financial collapse of Enron Corp.
Nixon said Thursday he was asking the State Board of Accountancy to look into the practices of Chicago-based Andersen's St. Louis and Kansas City offices.
The board is an investigative agency with authority to punish licensed Missouri accountants for misconduct.
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