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The Motley Fool
October 14, 2009
David Williamson |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Jeffrey Skilling Jeffrey Skilling, former president of Enron, was convicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy, and insider trading and forced to serve 292 months, a little over 24 years, in federal prison. What's he up to now?   |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Egg On Enron Faces The people who brought about the Enron debacle are slowly starting to pay for their crimes. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2004
Bill Mann |
Another Brick in the Enron Wall Prosecutors get their biggest prize to date: Enron executive Jeff Skilling. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2005
Tim Gray |
WorldCom Execs Face Sentencing Former execs learn how much time they will serve for their roles in the telecom's massive fraud. |
InternetNews
August 11, 2005
Tim Gray |
WorldCom Finance Boss Gets Five Years The government's key witness in the biggest fraud scandal in history is spared a long sentence. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2004
Bill Mann |
WorldCom's Ebbers Surrenders WorldCom's CFO finally gives up the goods on the top man in an $11 billion fraud case. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2006
Roy Mark |
Ex-CA Chief Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Sanjay Kumar, CA's former chief executive, is facing 12 years in prison and an $8 million fine for his role in illegally manipulating the software company's financial results. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
White-Collar Crime: Who Does Time? Corporate criminals are punished more harshly today than in the '80s, but hands-off executives may still face better odds. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
Lay Surrenders, Pleads Not Guilty It took more than two years for to make a case against the executive who lorded over Enron's collapse that federal prosecutors think will stick. |
InternetNews
November 15, 2006
Roy Mark |
Former CA Top Salesman Gets 7 Years Former Computer Associates chief salesman Stephen Richards was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for his role in the company's financial accounting scandal that cost stockholders $400 million. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2007
Michael Hickins |
'Justice is Served' to Nacchio Did the former Qwest CEO miss an opportunity to save himself some jail time? |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Anthony Bianco |
Ken Lay's Audacious Ignorance Even if one of America's worst ex-CEOs beats the rap - and he just might - history's verdict will be harsh. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
A Step Closer to Ken Lay? The first of Enron's top brass may be closing plea bargains with time in the slammer. |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Lorraine Woellert |
The-Reporter-Did-It-Defense Ken Lay claims the press sped Enron's fall by scaring investors. Does he have a case? |
InternetNews
March 15, 2005
Tim Gray |
Ebbers Found Guilty Bernard Ebbers, former WorldCom CEO, is found guilty on fraud charges in connection with accounting scandal behind the collapse of Worldcom. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2007
Roy Mark |
Former CA Chief on The Hook For $52M Sanjay Kumar also must give up 20 percent of his annual income once he is out of prison. |
InternetNews
February 8, 2005
Tim Gray |
Sullivan: Two Sets of Books to 'Hit The Numbers' Prosecutors continue to hammer away at former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers' fraud trial with testimony from finance chief Scott Sullivan. |
InternetNews
April 25, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Former CA CEO Kumar Pleads Guilty Former CA CEO Sanjay Kumar pleaded guilty to fraud Monday, owning up to his role in one of the most storied accounting scandals in high-tech history. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
France, Zellner & McNamee |
The Case Against Jeff Skilling Enron prosecutors haven't been dragging their feet. The problem is, with few of the ex-CEO's directives in writing, there are no smoking guns |
InternetNews
January 26, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Ebbers' Fraud Trial Under Way Defense for former CEO of failed WorldCom seeks to point finger at others in accounting fraud trial. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
On Trial This year, the wheels of justice may catch up to some corporate movers and shakers. |
BusinessWeek
June 12, 2006
Maria Bartiromo |
The Ones Who Got Away If the Enron saga has a truth teller, it's Sherron Watkins, the whistleblowing executive who at least tried to do the right thing. Watkins hasn't been shy about speaking to the media or going on the lecture circuit. But her candor here may surprise you. |
CFO
Alix Nyberg |
Executive Indictments Prosecutors looking to pin corporate scandals on the top dog often press other executives for information that could prove a case against the CEO in exchange for leniency for the informers. Finance chiefs facing criminal sentencing have traditionally jumped at the offer. |
CFO
Joseph McCafferty |
Laundry Time Prosecutors are applying money laundering laws to the recent crop of financial scandals. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Break the Law, Earn $200K Former corporate crooks are sought after on the lecture circuit, with one, Walter Pavlo, poised to make nearly $200,000 for telling others about his malfeasance. |
InternetNews
May 22, 2007
Clint Boulton |
CA Free of Big Brother's Watch CA closes the book on the government's oversight into its accounting practices. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
The Best Defense In today's high-stakes legal environment, top white-collar attorneys are ready to defend the CFO. |
InternetNews
September 22, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Former CA CEO Indicted Sanjay Kumar is charged with securities fraud, conspiracy and obstruction offenses, while his former company Computer Associates strikes a deal to avoid court. |
InternetNews
February 7, 2005
Tim Gray |
Former WorldCom Exec Details Accounting Fraud During ongoing fraud trial, Scott Sullivan tells jurors that ex-CEO Bernard Ebbers encouraged him to cook the books at the telecom. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Big Bummer for Bernie "I didn't do it," doesn't work for ex-WorldCom czar Bernie Ebbers. He could get up to 85 years. |
BusinessWeek
June 12, 2006
Mark Gimein |
The Skilling Trap Skilling and Lay sacrificed the spirit of the law for the letter. They're not alone. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Caroline Winter |
Who Could Gain from a High-Court Ruling The Supreme Court's recent ruling will make it harder to battle white-collar crime. Which jailed execs stand to benefit? |
CFO
July 1, 2004 |
Canary Chorus At least a dozen former finance executives are preparing to sing for prosecutors... NASA still hasn't found that $2 billion... CFOs on the move... |
InternetNews
February 28, 2007
Ed Sutherland |
Former McAfee Exec. Facing Options Charges McAfee's former general counsel is facing a seven-count federal fraud indictment over stock option grants in 2000 and 2002. |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Wendy Zellner |
Inside Enron's House of Cards Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald offers the liveliest and probably the best Enron account so far. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Lori Calabro |
In Your Own Defense Why representing finance executives in lawsuits is both an art and a science. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
Bill Mann |
The Death of a Salesman How do you eulogize one of the most hated men in America? Ken Lay managed to destroy the wealth of tens of thousands of people and trigger much-needed reforms in how America regulates its public companies. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Say Hello to Jumpsuit Joe The once-proud telco titan is being fitted for bright orange prisonwear for illegal insider trading. Investors, meanwhile, have been handed a gift. Call it a crystal-clear case study in how hype can destroy your portfolio. |
Job Journal
April 9, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Enron Kept Reality at Bay When Enron's problems first surfaced, Lay and Skilling had an obligation to be candid with everyone around them. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Another Fastow in the Slammer Enron's Lea Fastow gets a year behind bars for her efforts to hide her husband's frauds. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Hall of Shame Robert Brennan: Found guilty of stock fraud and fined $75 million... Meyer Blinder: Sentenced to 46 months in prison for racketeering, money laundering and stock fraud in 1992... etc. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
Julia Homer |
They ARE Out to Get You So far, relatively few executives have gone to jail for white-collar crimes. That may be about to change. |
InternetNews
March 2, 2007
Ed Sutherland |
McAfee Exec.: Not Guilty on Options Charges Former McAfee general counsel Kent Roberts, charged with fraud and lying to SEC, gets $1 million bail. |
InternetNews
November 17, 2006
Clint Boulton |
CA Sues ex-CEO For Millions, And His House CA wants millions back it spent to defend former CEO Sanjay Kumar in its "35-day month" scandal. |
InternetNews
March 21, 2005
Tim Gray |
Tightening Honchos' White Collars The WorldCom verdict, along with legislation regulating on corporate accounting practices, has sent a clear signal to company bosses. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
Tom Taulli |
The Scrushy Defense PR, highly paid attorneys, and ignorance: A recipe that worked quite well for HealthSouth's former CEO. The company currently trades on the Pink Sheets at around $5.80 per share. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2005
Rich Smith |
Sullivan Does the Electric Slide The WorldCom CFO gets off easy. His victims won't be so lucky. Yes, once caught, he helped the government catch a bigger fish -- and for that he got his deal. |
| AskMen.com |
Madoff Gets 150 Years Convicted swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to those who might imitate his fraud and to victims who need relief. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Ebbers: Killing 'Em Softly WorldCom's ex-CEO says his acts of kindness earn him a shorter sentence. Bernie may indeed have been a good buddy to some, but shareholders weren't on the list. |
CFO
January 1, 2005 |
Ten Questions for Barry Minkow An interview with the current head of the Fraud Discovery Institute who also served more than seven years in prison for the infamous ZZZZ Best scam. This month his new book, Cleaning Up, debuts. |
