A Public Service of Santa Fe Community College
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Our Spring Fund Drive is May 11th thru May 17th — but if you’d like to get a head-start in helping us — you can click here! Any amount, no matter how small, will help. Thank you.

WorldCom's Ebbers Sentenced to 25 Years

Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO of telecommunications company WorldCom, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for his role in what authorities call the largest accounting fraud in U.S. history.

Ebbers, who is 63 years old, was found guilty on charges of securities fraud, conspiracy and making false filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is expected to appeal his conviction.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.