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Jail term for former WorldCom CEO

Jail term for former WorldCom CEO

Rediff.com14 Jul 2005

Former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a record $11 billion fraud that toppled the telecommunications company he founded.

WorldCom CEO Ebbers convicted

WorldCom CEO Ebbers convicted

Rediff.com16 Mar 2005

Former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers, accused of masterminding a massive accounting fraud that led the telecommunications giant into bankruptcy, was convicted on charges of fraud and conspiracy by a US court.