Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Do not pass Go!



Get used to that position Berni. You'll be assuming it quite often I'm sure.

NEW YORK - Bernard Ebbers, who as the once-swaggering CEO of WorldCom oversaw the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history, wept in court Wednesday when a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison — the toughest sentence yet in the string of recent corporate scandals.

Ebbers, now 63, would go to prison in October and not be eligible for release until he was 85.

Ebbers sniffled audibly and dabbed at his eyes with a white tissue as he was sentenced. He did not address the court. His wife, Kristie Ebbers, cried quietly. Later, the two embraced as the courtroom emptied.
Tito, fetch me a tissue..

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