ABC News:
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced today to more than 24 years in prison for his role in the company's shocking financial collapse. He was also ordered to pay about $45 million in restitution.
A judge in Houston handed down the harshest sentence yet in the Enron scandal after hearing from some of the thousands of Enron employees who lost their jobs and their life's savings when the company went under in 2001.
Skilling, 52, was denied bond and sent home wearing an electronic ankle monitor to await his prison assignment.
He's responsible for more than $80 million in losses. Seems to me he's getting off easy...
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