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BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	On Trial This year, the wheels of justice may catch up to some corporate movers and shakers.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Brian Gorman	Martha's Light Sentence Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia investors cheered her light sentence, but the fate of the queen of the domicile probably isn't that important.
CFO August 1, 2003 Tim Reason	Bo Knows Finance Meet Southwest Airlines's new pitchman, Bo the CFO.
BusinessWeek February 6, 2006 Jane Sasseen	White-Collar Crime: Who Does Time? Corporate criminals are punished more harshly today than in the '80s, but hands-off executives may still face better odds.
InternetNews February 7, 2005 Tim Gray	Former WorldCom Exec Details Accounting Fraud During ongoing fraud trial, Scott Sullivan tells jurors that ex-CEO Bernard Ebbers encouraged him to cook the books at the telecom.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Seth Jayson	Big Bummer for Bernie "I didn't do it," doesn't work for ex-WorldCom czar Bernie Ebbers. He could get up to 85 years.
InternetNews April 20, 2007 Michael Hickins	'Justice is Served' to Nacchio Did the former Qwest CEO miss an opportunity to save himself some jail time?
InternetNews January 26, 2005 Erin Joyce	Ebbers' Fraud Trial Under Way Defense for former CEO of failed WorldCom seeks to point finger at others in accounting fraud trial.
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Caroline Winter	Who Could Gain from a High-Court Ruling The Supreme Court's recent ruling will make it harder to battle white-collar crime. Which jailed execs stand to benefit?
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BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Egg On Enron Faces The people who brought about the Enron debacle are slowly starting to pay for their crimes.
InternetNews August 10, 2005 Tim Gray	WorldCom Execs Face Sentencing Former execs learn how much time they will serve for their roles in the telecom's massive fraud.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Rich Smith	Sullivan Does the Electric Slide The WorldCom CFO gets off easy. His victims won't be so lucky. Yes, once caught, he helped the government catch a bigger fish -- and for that he got his deal.
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The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Bill Mann	Trial by Bill Investors should hold corporate executives to a higher standard than the courts do. A CEO's actions in all regards speak to the level of trust that investors can put in his or her stewardship of their money.
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The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Seth Jayson	Two Tyco Takedowns Kozlowski and Swartz are convicted for looting millions at investors' expense. Their convictions aren't enough to restore investors' losses, either in cash diverted to Kozlowski's shower-curtain budget or subsequent losses in stock value.
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CFO Joseph McCafferty	Laundry Time Prosecutors are applying money laundering laws to the recent crop of financial scandals.
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