Ebbers cries, gets 25 years in jail

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wow, justice. didn't think that happened anymore.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050713/ap_on_bi_ge/worldcom_ebbers_48;_ylt=AuaFPQIYGin_kLOYID3LCHLD_P0h;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

Step one in America's self-rehabilitation, with a completion date set sometime post Bush? Will the cleanup take out Rove next?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:56 (twenty years ago)

I'll be happier when corporations stop paying CEOs a bajillion dollars and deprive them of the incentive for ripping people off, shafting employees, etc.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

I almost feel sorry for him, spending his last years in prison. But then, he fucked so many people over .. as Max Cady said, "I'm going to teach you about loss."

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

Like that Rivas guy.. his sentence was basically like 'YES YOU MAY DIE IN PRISON, BUT YOU CAN ONLY COME OUT UNTIL YOU SERVE 3 YEARS'

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

You don't want to cry at your sentencing. It'll only make the next 15 years harder in prison.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

I feel sorry for him in a way, but examples have to be set. I'm sure a huge contributory factor to the level of this kind of crime is the feeling that if the worst comes to the worst the establishment will look after its own. This will make a lot of potential chancers think twice.

― frankiemachine, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

he also lost almost all of his assets to the court. i feel bad but not really. he's a crook.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

I'm glad he's going to prison, but I'm angry with myself because every time I see the title I misread it as "Ebert cries, gets 25 years in jail". I don't hate Ebert, so I'm not sure what that's all about.

― Leon C. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

only when jerry bruckheimer is running our legal system

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

"...and starring Nicholas Cage."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
*sobs*

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

im not sure the sentence is just, i think that restituion and a ban on practicing anything resembling stock markets might be more fair--but then i think of his basic long term and rampant theft for decades and settle into, this might be a good sign

― anthony easton (anthony), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:29 (twenty years ago)

I am going to sleep well tonight. Hooray! Glad to know that corporate fraud is no longer taking place. Good work!

― cousin larry bundgee: the next generation, season two (bundgee), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:34 (twenty years ago)

As a former WorldCom employee, this makes me extremely happy!

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 14 July 2005 10:30 (twenty years ago)

Step one in America's self-rehabilitation, with a completion date set sometime post Bush? Will the cleanup take out Rove next?
-- Josh in Chicago (Vitesse9...), July 13th, 2005. (later)

I'd guess they've been so hard on this guy so they can point at his sentence and say they're taking this seriously...But George will step in somehow on behalf of his good buddy and make sure he doesn't have to suffer such indignities. Money can't buy you love but it can buy you influential friends...

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)

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