WorldCom, Inc.

Type: Company

Name: WorldCom, Inc.

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

View: Demoting Jamie Dimon Won’t Fix JPMorgan’s Poor Governance

Should the board of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) force Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chairman and chief executive officer, to give up one of his jobs? Governance watchdogs, shareholder advisory services and public pension funds say yes. Other large shareholders, ... [Published Bloomberg - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co, WorldCom, Inc., Comptroller of the Currency, HealthSouth Corporation

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Today in History, May 19, 2013

12:01 am 0 comments- Today’s Highlights in History:On May 19, 1943, in his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country’s full support in the fight against Japan. That same day, top U.S. and ... [Published Record-Journal.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: T. E. Lawrence, WorldCom, Inc., England, Hiram Johnson, Sergei Diaghilev

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Jeffrey Skilling

Jeffrey Skilling, a Model Convict in More Ways Than One

Jeffrey Skilling is back in the news. He should jog memories about what used to happen to people charged with engaging in huge corporate accounting frauds.The former Enron Corp. chief executive officer has worked out a deal with the Justice Department ... [Published Bloomberg - May 09 2013]

Entities: Jeffrey Skilling, prison, Fraud

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

EchoStar Corp

EchoStar Adds FCC Veteran to Executive Ranks

Manner to Serve as Vice President, Regulatory AffairsENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 6, 2012 - EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a leading global satellite services provider and developer of hybrid video delivery technologies, has hired Jennifer A. Manner, ... [Published EchoStar - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: EchoStar Corp, Federal Communications Commission, Regulatory Affairs

First reported Nov 30 2012 - Updated Dec 01 2012 - 1 reports

Former Fair Finance CEO gets 50 years for $200 million swindle

An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson sentenced Timothy Durham. Two of Durham?s ... [Published Canton Repository - Nov 30 2012]

Entities: National Lampoon Inc, Securities Fraud, prison, Jeffrey Baldwin

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"The proposed accord brings certainty and finality to a lengthly painful process," Skilling's lawyer Daniel Petrocelli reported in a publication. "Although the recommended sentence for Jeff would still be more than double any other Enron defendant, all of whom have lengthly been out of prison, Jeff will at least have the chance to get back a meaningful role of his life."

Former Enron CEO Skilling in deal to cut prison term [Published The Oregon Herald - May 09 2013]

"This agreement ensures that Mr. Skilling will be appropriately punished for his crimes and that victims will finally receive the restitution they deserve" said Peter Carr, a U S Department of Justice spokesman. "Mr...

UPDATE 2-Enron's Skilling reaches deal for shortened sentence [Published Reuters India - May 08 2013]

...As a policy expert, she's literally written the book on topics such as spectrum, broadband and emerging technologies," said Manson. "Her grasp of the domestic and international communications regulatory structure will be a great asset to EchoStar as we continue to grow our company and expand our product lines."

EchoStar Adds FCC Veteran to Executive Ranks [Published EchoStar - Apr 30 2013]