United States v. Ebbers

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Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:Second_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals
affirmed
upheld conviction
gptkbp:argued_on lack of intent
gptkbp:case_legal_standard beyond a reasonable doubt
gptkbp:case_number financial misconduct
03-CR-1170
investigation by SEC
gptkbp:case_outcome criminal conviction
convicted of fraud
increased scrutiny of corporate practices
criminal sentencing
gptkbp:case_significance impact on corporate governance
gptkbp:case_significance_date gptkb:2005
gptkbp:case_types federal criminal case
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:New_York
several weeks
gptkbp:consequences corporate accountability
gptkbp:court gptkb:Southern_District_of_New_York
gptkb:Bernard_Ebbers
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:criminal_charge conspiracy to commit fraud
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:defendant_age 63 at sentencing
gptkbp:defendant_background gptkb:Business_Executive
gptkbp:defendant_defense insufficient evidence
gptkbp:defendant_role CEO of World Com
gptkbp:economic_impact investor losses
gptkbp:effective_date March 15, 2005
July 13, 2005
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Ebbers
gptkbp:impact accounting regulations
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Bernard_Ebbers
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Judge_Barbara_Jones
guilty
gptkbp:jurisdiction federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_context post-Enron era
gptkbp:legal_issue securities fraud
fraudulent misrepresentation
gptkbp:legal_outcome upheld by Supreme Court
upheld by appellate court
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:lawyer
private attorney
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Sarbanes-Oxley_Act
gptkbp:outcome conviction
gptkbp:precedent sentencing guidelines
corporate fraud cases
gptkbp:prosecution_focus accounting fraud
gptkbp:public_interest high-profile trial
gptkbp:public_reaction gptkb:media_coverage
gptkbp:related_cases financial crimes
Enron case
gptkbp:related_to World Com scandal
gptkbp:resolution appeal denied
gptkbp:sentence 25 years imprisonment
gptkbp:significance high-profile corporate fraud case
gptkbp:trial_location_city gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of financial statements
gptkbp:year gptkb:2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Com,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7