Big indictments came down today in the Enron scandal. The news that most reports will lead with is that more charges were added to those pending against former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow. And now his wife's been indicted as well.

This time, however, there's an important local angle for Portland. In the latest round of criminal charges, four former executives from Enron's broadband unit, which was based in Portland, are accused of fraud. Named prominently in the indictment (large .pdf file) is defendant Joseph Hirko, listed as a resident of Portland, shown here leaving the courthouse in Houston today.