Former Enron CEO Skilling sentenced to 24 years, 4 months

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

HOUSTON -- Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was ordered Monday to serve 24 years and four months in prison, the harshest punishment by far in Enron's scandalous collapse and one that capped a string of tough sentences for top executives in corruption cases.

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