Bernie Ebbers, the milkman-turned-telecom tycoon is likely to take a stand today in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. He is on trial on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud and making false filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to WorldCom, now known as MCI Inc. Wall Street Journal says that “If convicted on all nine counts he faces up to 85 years in jail, although the sentence could be much less under federal sentencing guidelines. ” The New York Times questions the wisdom of putting Bernie in front of the jurors.
Still, putting Mr. Ebbers on the stand could backfire. For now, the defense has been able to argue that Mr. Ebbers had a number of plausible reasons for not knowing about the fraud, both by introducing direct testimony and through suggestion. The defense has tried to portray Mr. Ebbers as a chief executive who was more of a strategist than an accountant, and someone who left financial details to Mr. Sullivan.
Still, it will be an interesting day in the court and I will be watching the developments quite closely.
I read that WSJ article and was dumbfounded by Ebbers’ admission that ‘I know what I don’t know.. I don’t know technology, I don’t know finance and I don’t know accounting’. Firstly, how, then , was he qualified to remain the CEO of such a large technology company, and secondly, since when is ignorance a valid excuse? I just can’t believe the gall this man has to go to the witness stand and say that he’s just a country bumpkin who used to coach high school basketball teams, and expect to get away with it!! Incredible..
Ebbers is a fuck. He killed John Sidgemore, a good man who was working for good. Fuck Ebbers. He destroyed my life and many thousand others. I hope he get’s raped in prison and rots in hell. Fuck you Ebbers you cock-sucking cunt.
Wassa matter? surprised there’s so many people who hate you? Well WAKE FUCKING UP YOU LITTLE SHIT CUNT WHORE. You stole the lives of thousands of people
and especially john sidgemore who is a 1000 times better than you. I hope you are reading this in prison and wondering why you have a cock up your ass. At least you have an ass. He doesn’t. He is dead. GET IT? HE IS DEAD. YOU KILLED HIM YOU FUCKING ASSWIPE. Fuck. You are just a piece of shit on his shoe. Fuck off you fuckinmg little pathetic cunt whore. You are a pathetic piece of shit and nobody will ever remember you you fucking life-destroyer cunt. Fuck off and die. More than that, get raped up the ass for fucking destroying my life cunt
You fuckinmg greedy cunt. Fuck off and die you fuck
I agree with lars johanssen. Ebbers is a piece of shit. I hope I get an opportunity to fuck that whore the way he fucked my family. BURN IN HELL BERNIE!!!