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Dumb and Dumber

BY Jennifer Reingold
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Tue Mar 1, 2005 at 1:05 PM

I loved this quote in this morning's Wall Street Journal about former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers' taking the stand in his own defense. "I know what I don't know," Ebbers said. "I focused on the area that I thought I could handle." ...READ»

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Ebbers: Guilty of Being a Lousy Leader

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Tue Feb 8, 2005 at 3:20 PM

There's been some fascinating detail pouring out of a New York courthouse during the trial of Bernie Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom Inc. Ebbers, of course, is on trial for charges of conspiracy and securities fraud in the $11 ...READ»

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Bye-Bye Bernie

BY Jennifer Reingold
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 at 4:52 PM

So much for the dummy defense. Bernie Ebbers, former CEO of WorldCom, was convicted today on all nine charges brought against him. I must confess to being pretty surprised--not because I thought he was innocent, but because I sat ...READ»

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Not a Happy (Prison) Camper

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 4:26 PM

Now that Bernard Ebbers has been convicted of fraud and other accounting shenanigans at WorldCom, the only real mystery is how much time he'll do (most likely around 25 years, according to federal sentencing guidelines) and where ...READ»

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That's What I Call Stagefright

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Fri May 6, 2005 at 2:20 PM

Now that we've all skipped lunch and fought hunger (props to David), I feel less bad about pointing FC Now readers to this sickeningly funny video clip making the Internet rounds faster than Bernie Ebbers can say "not guilty." BIG ...READ»

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Culture

BY Anne Kreamer and Jim Cramer
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:38 AM

Anne Let's take an end-of-the-year poll. Which current business miscreant committed the worst sin: Kenneth Lay, Jack Grubman, Sandy Weill, Bernie Ebbers, or the Andersen accountants? Or someone else? And would anyone care if the ...READ»

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CEOs in the Slammer

BY Angus Loten
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:25 AM

This year, a record number of CEOs were ousted. Some were fired, some retired, and some even died. But a great number were also sent to prison, like the CEOs of Enron and WorldCom. What happens to company leaders when they run roughshod over their corporations?READ»

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Be Vewwy Quiet! I'm Hunting for Excuses!

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Tue Mar 15, 2005 at 4:29 PM

Ken Lay might want to rethink his "I was fooled" defense, because it's the same one used--unsuccessfully--by former WorldCom exec Bernie Ebbers, who was found guilty on nine counts of fraud today and now faces up to 85 years in ...READ»

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Datebook

BY Danielle Sacks
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:59 AM

Critical calendar listings for September 2005.READ»

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Cowards of the Year

BY Fast Company Staff
Relevancy Score: 53
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

They came, they saw, they caved: These antiheroes turned their backs on what they know is right.READ»

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Almost Friday Fun

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 46
Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 12:56 PM

This morning, I received a news release from Stooples announcing its Expense Account Lie Detector. When simple expense reports read like a cross between Alice In Wonderland and a Bernie Ebbers' deposition, get to the truth quickly ...READ»

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How to Stay Loose in a Tight Spot

BY Fara Warner
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:37 AM

These days, anyone is fair game. What do you do when they come after you?READ»

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A Tired Excuse

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Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 5:36 PM

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales learned a lot from the corporate scandals of the past few years. Unfortunately, he learned the wrong stuff. "As we can all imagine in an organization of 110,000 people, I am not aware of every bit of ...READ»

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What We Learned In The New Economy: A Brief History of a Brief Era

BY Carleen Hawn
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:46 AM

What We Learned A Brief History Profiles Vocabulary Where Are They Now? What You Learned August 9, 1995: The Big Bang Netscape, just 16 months old, goes public on the Nasdaq. Shares, first priced at $28, open at $71. ...READ»

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Power

BY Harriet Rubin
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:35 AM

"I've never seen a time like this," says Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News and, for the past 20 years, one of the greatest architects of power in the country. Ailes has a gift: He knows what makes people stars. He's most ...READ»

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Is Your Boss a Psychopath?

BY Alan Deutschman
Relevancy Score: 30
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Odds are you've run across one of these characters in your career. They're glib, charming, manipulative, deceitful, ruthless -- and very, very destructive. And there may be lots of them in America's corner offices.READ»

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Tracing Our (Grass) Roots

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

With our November issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

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Today's Hypocrisy Medal Goes to...

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 17
Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 10:12 AM

Charlie Trotter. Congrats, Charlie. He's winning the award today for his sanctimonious and apparently false stance against foie gras production. The Chicago Tribune ran a story on Tuesday outlining the controversy surrounding foie ...READ»

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