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Dynegy controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2005

    Shareholder class-action settlement

    Dynegy agreed to resolve shareholder claims arising from its financial disclosures and conduct during the company’s 2002 crisis.

  2. 2003

    Executive prosecutions

    Former Dynegy employees were indicted or convicted in connection with the ABG Gas Supply transactions and alleged efforts to mislead auditors, regulators, and executives.

  3. 2002

    Project Alpha and structured-transaction investigations

    Regulators investigated transactions that allegedly inflated reported income, concealed losses, or used partnerships and financing structures to present borrowing as operating performance.

  4. 2002

    Round-trip energy trades

    Dynegy acknowledged engaging in transactions described as artificial trades intended to create a misleading impression of activity and success in its online trading operation.