Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling was unsuccessful in his latest bid to overturn his criminal conviction as a U.S. appeals court called any errors in his trial “harmless.”
A jury convicted Skilling in 2006 on 19 counts, including conspiracy and securities fraud, in connection with the collapse of the one-time energy trading giant. Prosecutors said Skilling’s fraud was an elaborate ruse to fool investors into believing the shaky company was healthy.
Read more: U.S. appeals court upholds Jeff Skilling conviction — Reuters
