The US Supreme Court Monday took up the appeal of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, jailed for his role in the energy giant's bankruptcy, in a case with wide-ranging legal ramifications. Skilling, the poster child for US corporate malfeasance, is appealing his conviction and 24-year jail term after one of the biggest corporate scandals in US history. His defense ...

The US Supreme Court on Monday will take up the appeal of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving 24 years in jail for his role in the energy giant's 2001 bankruptcy and one of the biggest corporate scandals in US history. Skilling, who has become the poster child for corporate malfeasance, appealed his May 2006 conviction by ...

The Supreme Court appeared troubled Monday by the selection of the jury that convicted former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling as well as the use of a federal fraud law against him. Several justices appeared receptive to arguments by Skilling's lawyer that he did not have a fair ...

It's a 28-word word law that federal prosecutors have used for more than two decades to send high-profile public officials and corporate executives, including former Enron Corp. CEO Jeff Skilling, to prison. But the law's future could be in doubt as Skilling's appeal ...