"10 years cut from sentence of former Enron CEO" by Juan A. Lozano | Associated Press, June 22, 2013
HOUSTON — One of the country’s most notorious financial scandals came to a protracted legal conclusion Friday as ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling — already in prison for his role in the once-mighty energy giant’s collapse — was resentenced to 14 years as part of a court-ordered reduction and a separate agreement with prosecutors.
Skilling’s sentence was reduced by 10 years, and his attorneys say it’s likely that with time off for good behavior and other factors he will be released in 2017.
Skilling has been in prison since 2006, when he was sentenced to more than 24 years by US District Judge Sim Lake. But an Appeals Court vacated his prison term in 2009, ruling that a sentencing guideline was improperly applied. That meant a reduction of as much as nine years.
However, Skilling’s resentencing was delayed for years as he unsuccessfully sought to overturn his convictions, including appealing to the US Supreme Court.
The Justice Department said that in an effort to resolve a case that’s gone on for more than 10 years, it agreed to an additional reduction of about 20 months as part of a deal to stop Skilling from filing any more appeals....
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Also see: Skilling Set Free
He will be.
