Looks like it's 25 years in the ol' graybar hotel for former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers. U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, who rejected Ebbers' request for a new trial on Tuesday, this morning threw the book at the "gentle-giant-of-the-ponderosa" for his role in the $11 billion fraud that drove WorldCom into bankruptcy. "Mr. Ebbers' statements deprived investors of their money," the judge said before delivering sentence. "They might have made different decisions had they known the truth. It seems clear to me that Mr. Ebbers was a leader of criminal activity in this case."
Since Ebbers has been a GMSV fixture for so long, we'd like to mark this occasion by taking a look back at some of our favorite memories:
Since Ebbers has been a GMSV fixture for so long, we'd like to mark this occasion by taking a look back at some of our favorite memories:
- Former WorldCom CEO finds self not guilty
- Former WorldCom CEO: Short People got no reason ...
- Bernie Ebbers stole my lunch money
- Former WorldCom CEO to star in Forrest Gump sequel
- In bold variation, defense will argue that Ebbers is a twinkie
- In Texas, they call it "all hat and no head"
- Prosecutor: Former WorldCom CEO's pants on fire
- Ex-WorldCom CEO adds "Prison Etiquette" to Amazon wish list
Bernie Ebbers
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