Prosecutors Want Ebbers in Prison for Life

[Eugene]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050628/ap_on_bi_ge/worldcom_ebbers

Prosecutors Want Ebbers in Prison for Life

By ERIN McCLAM, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 52 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors want former WorldCom boss Bernard
Ebbers to go to prison for the rest of his life, urging a judge to
brush off his pleas for leniency.

In court papers made public Tuesday, the government encouraged the
judge to hand down a penalty consistent with a federal probation
report that has recommended a life sentence.

"The enormity of the crimes that Ebbers committed cannot be
overstated: The fraud at WorldCom was the largest securities fraud
in history," prosecutors wrote. "Along with Enron, the name WorldCom
has become synonymous with fraud."

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[mike_c]

1. "but..., but..., they can't send me to prison...."

"I'm rich!"

[Say_What]

2. and what about Kenny-Boy Lay?? n/t

[Demobrat]

3. He's up next.

A nice life sentence for Ebbers wouldn't be a bad precedent, IMO.