Politics Mar 15 Ebbers Convicted on All Charges in Worldcom Case Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who built a small Mississippi telephone company into the second largest U.S. long-distance provider, was convicted Tuesday of leading an $11 billion fraud that triggered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. By PBS News Hour
Politics Mar 02 Former WorldCom Chief Faces Federal Securities Fraud Charges Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers has been indicted on federal charges including securities fraud in connection to a multibillion dollar accounting scandal at the massive telecommunications firm, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Tuesday.