ripped from the headlines...

[lagilman]

of the New York Times, specifically.

"Jeffrey K. Skilling, the most vilified figure from the most notorious financial scandal of the decade, was sentenced Monday to 24 years, four months in the harshest sentence yet in the case that came to symbolize corporate fraud in America.

...Skilling, insisting he was innocent yet remorseful in a two-hour hearing, was the last top former official to be punished for the accounting tricks and shady business deals that led to the loss of thousands of jobs, more than $60 billion in Enron stock and more than $2 billion in employee pension plans when Enron collapsed.


ETA: "Skilling will also be forced to forfeit $45 million, which prosecutors said would effectively wipe out his fortune." Me: awwwwww... oh wait, no. good.


It's not justice -- justice would have involved small rabid rodents and dull razors -- but it'll do.

Comments

[brainstormfront.livejournal.com]

I would have said justice would have been execution by a slide made of lemon-soaked cheese graters, but that's just me.

Now if there were a way to liquidate all his stolen assets to even partially recoup the losses of the employees, but alas, some things never change. The fine is never as large as the amount stolen/swindled....

[debg.livejournal.com]

My personal take guillotines on Pay Per View, with seven or eight "stop the blade inches from his neck and giggle" moments.

But then, I have no mercy in me for the guy. None.

[grr-rob.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but this story doesn't mention the part where his attorney petitioned to get the sentence reduced by 10 months so he would be eligible for white collar work-camp. The judge said "no", so Mr. Skilling is going to big boy prison. I take some small comfort in that.

Skilling's punishment

[(Anonymous)]

But going to jail is counterproductive. He should be assigned to put his skills to work on some non-profit retirement account. He would be lodged and fed by the prison, but be required to contribute his brain power to recouping the losses he was responsible for. Restitution, not retribution.

FF