Lay and Skilling guilty of conspiracy

Former Enron exectuives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey skilling found guilty of conspiracy and fraud

Written by Nicholas Neveling

A jury has found Jeffrey Skilling and Ken Lay, the former executives of collapsed energy company Enron guilty of fraud and conspiracy.

Lay, 64, and Skilling, 52, were found guilty by a court in Houston for their role in the collapse of Enron in 2001.  

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According to reports on CNN, Skilling was found guilty of a total of 20 of the 28 charges against him, and Lay guilty of all six charges against him.

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