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(MoneyWatch) He can walk early, but not that early. Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling succeeded in getting his prison sentence reduced by 10 years as part of a court-ordered reduction. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of the Southern District of Texas announced at a hearing in Houston today that Skilling will serve 14 years.
A federal jury found Skilling guilty in Houston on May 25, 2006, of one count of conspiracy, 12 counts of securities fraud, one count of insider trading, and five counts of making false statements to auditors.Judge Lake initially sentenced Skilling to serve 292 months of imprisonment on October 23, 2006.On January 6, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Skillingâs convictions but vacated his sentence and remanded for a new sentencing hearing.udge Lake initially sentenced Skilling to serve 292 months of imprisonment on October 23, 2006. On January 6, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Skillingâs convictions but vacated his sentence and remanded for a new sentencing hearing.