Lawyers for Enron founder Kenneth Lay have asked a judge to erase his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges, citing his death last month before he could appeal against a jury verdict. Carrie Johnson Friday, August 18, 2006 Lawyers for Enron founder Kenneth Lay have asked a judge to erase his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges, citing his death last month before he could appeal against a jury verdict. The request signals that Lay's record soon could be wiped clean, seriously complicating government attempts to seize his remaining assets. Legal experts explain the system hesitates to label people guilty if they have not had a chance to appeal, and it is loath to punish dead people or their estates. A federal jury convicted Lay of six criminal counts in May, at the same time that a judge found him guilty of four more charges stemming from personal bank loans.