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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			* [[Jordan_Belfort\|Jordan Belfort]]
			* [[Martha_Stewart\|Martha Stewart]]
			* [[Sam_Bankman-Fried\|Sam Bankman-Fried]]
	* [[Bernie_Madoff\|Bernie Madoff]]		* [[Bernie_Madoff\|Bernie Madoff]]
	* [[Prison_Consultants\|Prison Consultants]]		* [[Prison_Consultants\|Prison Consultants]]
	* [[~~Category:~~White_Collar_Crime\|White Collar Crime]]		* [[White_Collar_Crime\|White Collar Crime]]
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	\|charges = Conspiracy, Securities fraud, Insider trading, Making false statements to auditors		\|charges = Conspiracy, Securities fraud, Insider trading, Making false statements to auditors
	\|sentence = 168 months (reduced from 292 months)		\|sentence = 168 months (reduced from 292 months)
	\|facility = ~~[[FPC_Montgomery_(minimum-security)\|~~FPC Montgomery]]		\|facility = FPC Montgomery
	\|status = Released		\|status = Released
	\|conviction_date = May 25, 2006		\|conviction_date = May 25, 2006
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	== Prison Experience ==		== Prison Experience ==

	Skilling was initially incarcerated at a federal prison in Minnesota before being transferred to the ~~[[FPC_Montgomery_(minimum-security)\|~~Federal Prison Camp Montgomery, a minimum-security facility in Alabama.]] He was released from prison to a halfway house in August 2018 and was fully released from federal custody on February 21, 2019, after serving approximately 12 years.<ref name="chron-halfway">Houston Chronicle, "Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling out of prison, sent to halfway house," August 2018, https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Skilling-out-of-prison-sent-to-halfway-house-in-13194674.php.</ref>		Skilling was initially incarcerated at a federal prison in Minnesota before being transferred to the Federal Prison Camp Montgomery, a minimum-security facility in Alabama. He was released from prison to a halfway house in August 2018 and was fully released from federal custody on February 21, 2019, after serving approximately 12 years.<ref name="chron-halfway">Houston Chronicle, "Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling out of prison, sent to halfway house," August 2018, https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Skilling-out-of-prison-sent-to-halfway-house-in-13194674.php.</ref>

	During his incarceration, Skilling largely avoided media attention and public statements. The release of more than $40 million in frozen assets to victims, pursuant to the 2013 resentencing agreement, was completed around the time of his release.<ref name="chron-release" />		During his incarceration, Skilling largely avoided media attention and public statements. The release of more than $40 million in frozen assets to victims, pursuant to the 2013 resentencing agreement, was completed around the time of his release.<ref name="chron-release" />
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* ~~[[Bernie_Madoff\|~~Bernie Madoff]]		* Bernie Madoff
	* ~~[[Prison_Consultants\|~~Prison Consultants]]		* Prison Consultants
	* ~~[[Category:White_Collar_Crime\|~~White Collar Crime]]		* White Collar Crime


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	'''Jeffrey Keith Skilling''' (born November 25, 1953) is an American former business executive and convicted felon who served approximately 12 years in federal prison for his central role in the Enron scandal, one of the largest corporate fraud cases in American history.<ref name="doj-resentence">U.S. Department of Justice, "Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Resentenced to 168 Months for Fraud, Conspiracy Charges," June 2013, https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/former-enron-ceo-jeffrey-skilling-resentenced-168-months-fraud-conspiracy-charges.</ref> As CEO of Enron Corporation from February to August 2001, Skilling presided over and participated in a massive accounting fraud that concealed billions of dollars in debt and losses from shareholders and regulators, ultimately leading to the company's collapse in what was then the largest bankruptcy in American history. A federal jury convicted Skilling in May 2006 on one count of conspiracy, 12 counts of securities fraud, one count of insider trading, and five counts of making false statements to auditors. He was initially sentenced to more than 24 years in prison, but his sentence was later reduced to 14 years through appeals and a resentencing agreement.<ref name="britannica-skilling">Britannica, "Jeffrey Skilling," https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeffrey-Skilling.</ref> Skilling was released from federal custody on February 21, 2019, and has since returned to the business world with ventures in energy trading, though he remains barred from serving as an officer or director of any public company.<ref name="chron-release">Houston Chronicle, "Jeffrey Skilling released after 12 years in prison for role in Enron scandal," February 2019, https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Skilling-scheduled-for-release-after-12-years-in-13634433.php.</ref>		'''Jeffrey Keith Skilling''' (born November 25, 1953) is an American former business executive and convicted felon who served approximately 12 years in federal prison for his central role in the Enron scandal, one of the largest corporate fraud cases in American history.<ref name="doj-resentence">U.S. Department of Justice, "Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Resentenced to 168 Months for Fraud, Conspiracy Charges," June 2013, https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/former-enron-ceo-jeffrey-skilling-resentenced-168-months-fraud-conspiracy-charges.</ref> As CEO of Enron Corporation from February to August 2001, Skilling presided over and participated in a massive accounting fraud that concealed billions of dollars in debt and losses from shareholders and regulators, ultimately leading to the company's collapse in what was then the largest bankruptcy in American history. A federal jury convicted Skilling in May 2006 on one count of conspiracy, 12 counts of securities fraud, one count of insider trading, and five counts of making false statements to auditors. He was initially sentenced to more than 24 years in prison, but his sentence was later reduced to 14 years through appeals and a resentencing agreement.<ref name="britannica-skilling">Britannica, "Jeffrey Skilling," https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeffrey-Skilling.</ref> Skilling was released from federal custody on February 21, 2019, and has since returned to the business world with ventures in energy trading, though he remains barred from serving as an officer or director of any public company.<ref name="chron-release">Houston Chronicle, "Jeffrey Skilling released after 12 years in prison for role in Enron scandal," February 2019, https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Skilling-scheduled-for-release-after-12-years-in-13634433.php.</ref>
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	=== Early Life and Education ===		=== Early Life and Education ===

	Jeffrey Keith Skilling was born on November 25, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He demonstrated academic ability from an early age and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied science. Skilling then earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class and was named a Baker Scholar, one of the school's highest academic honors.<ref name="~~wiki~~-skilling">~~Wikipedia~~, "~~Jeff~~ Skilling," https://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/~~wiki~~/~~Jeff_Skilling~~</ref>		Jeffrey Keith Skilling was born on November 25, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He demonstrated academic ability from an early age and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied science. Skilling then earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class and was named a Baker Scholar, one of the school's highest academic honors.<ref name="nytimes-skilling">New York Times, "Enron's Skilling Is Sentenced to 24 Years," October 24, 2006, https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/business/24enron.html.</ref>

	=== Career at McKinsey and Enron ===		=== Career at McKinsey and Enron ===
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			* [[Jordan_Belfort\|Jordan Belfort]]
			* [[Martha_Stewart\|Martha Stewart]]
			* [[Sam_Bankman-Fried\|Sam Bankman-Fried]]
	* [[Bernie_Madoff\|Bernie Madoff]]		* [[Bernie_Madoff\|Bernie Madoff]]
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	* [[~~Category:~~White_Collar_Crime\|White Collar Crime]]		* [[White_Collar_Crime\|White Collar Crime]]
			* [[Securities_Fraud\|Securities Fraud]]