Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has asked a federal judge to overturn his guilty verdict in light of a federal appeals court ruling that Merrill Lynch employees accused of assisting Enron in defrauding investors were doing what Enron wanted them to do and did not profit at its expense. The decision reversed four other Enron-related convictions. Skilling, who faces sentencing Oct. 23, was found guilty in May of fraud, insider trading, conspiracy and lying to auditors.
October 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling has asked a federal judge to overturn his guilty verdict based on an August decision that reversed four other Enron-related convictions.
Skilling, 52, was found guilty in May of fraud, insider trading, conspiracy and lying to auditors for actions leading to his abrupt resignation in August 2001. Four months later, his company — once the nation’s seventh-largest — went bankrupt amid revelations of inflated profits and hidden debts.
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