A federal appeals court upheld the ...
A federal appeals court upheld the securities fraud conviction of former WorldCom Inc. Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers, who's now calculate uponed to begin serving a 25-year prison mete for leading an $11 billion fraud. Ebbers, 64 the ex-milkman and whopper who built a small telephone company into the second-largest U long-distance provider, has been exempt on bail at his Mississippi place of abode pending the outcome of his appeal since he was sentenc a year ago. Ebbers can appeal to the sated appeals court and has the right to appeal his conviction to the U utmost Court after that. It's unlikely he'll be released while he conducts a high court appeal Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided on ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved
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