After his conviction earlier this year for orchestrating one of the biggest financial scandals in US history, former Enron chief executive officer Jeffrey Skilling is to learn today how long he will have to spend behind bars.

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling has asked a judge to overturn his guilty verdict based on an August decision that reversed four other Enron-related convictions.

Andrew Fastow, the mastermind behind financial schemes that doomed the US Enron Corporation, was sentenced to six years in prison – four years less than he had agreed to in a plea bargain – by a Houston judge who felt he deserved leniency.

Three British bankers arrived at the federal courthouse in Houston today to face Enron Corp.-related charges filed more than four years ago, having lost a lengthy battle to avoid extradition.

Family and friends of Enron founder Kenneth Lay began saying their goodbyes in the same peaceful US mountain setting where he died last week of heart disease.

Enron founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in US history, died yesterday in Aspen, Colorado.

ENRON founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in US history, has died aged 64.

WHITE collar criminals in Ireland face a maximum jail term of 10 years in sharp contrast with the life sentences handed down to the leading executives of Enron in the US on Thursday.

The conviction of former Enron chiefs in the US should be a stern warning to company directors in Ireland, the director of corporate enforcement said today.

Former Enron Corp chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted today of conspiracy and securities and wire fraud in one of the biggest business scandals in US history.

Former Enron Corp chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted today of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in US history.

FORMER Enron boss Kenneth Lay awaits the outcome of two criminal cases.

A federal jury today began deliberating the fate of former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, accused of fraud and conspiracy that preceded the collapse of the Houston-based energy giant in one of the biggest corporate scandals ever.

Testimony ended today in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling after attorneys on both sides cut short their witness line-ups.

Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay took the witness stand today in his fraud and conspiracy trial and sternly denied he had broken the law.

ENRON was a "ticking time bomb" in its final months as top executives lied to the public about the billions of dollars in losses it faced, prosecutors said yesterday at the start of the trial of former chief executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.

Jurors who will decide whether former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are criminals face a months-long journey into the heart of the scandal-ridden company. They’ll also face questions about just how illusory the “new-economy” powerhouse was in its glory days.

Fair or not, Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling are used to being called crooks and liars in the aftermath of the scandal-ridden implosion of the company they once ran. What counts is whether a dozen people chosen as jurors in their fraud and conspiracy case agree.

Enron founder Kenneth Lay’s trial on charges related to his personal banking will be held next year, a Texas judge decided.

Kenneth Lay, the founder of collapsed US energy giant Enron, will get two criminal trials – one by himself and one with his former protegé, ex-CEO Jeffrey Skilling, a Texas judge has ruled.

Enron received court approval today to emerge from one of the most expensive bankruptcies in history.

Enron founder Kenneth Lay said he was had no knowledge of fraud when he retook the reins of the energy giant in 2001.

KENNETH LAY, former chairman and chief executive of Enron, turned himself in to the FBI in Texas today to face criminal charges involving the scandal-ridden energy company.

Former Enron chief executive Kenneth Lay was involved in a wide-ranging scheme to deceive the public, company shareholders and government regulators about the energy company that he founded before its collapse in 2001, according to an 11-count indictment today.

Kenneth Lay, former chairman and chief executive of Enron, turned himself in to the FBI today to face criminal charges involving the scandal-ridden energy company.

Kenneth Lay, the founder and former chairman and CEO of US energy giant Enron who says he committed no crimes at the scandal-ridden company, has been indicted on criminal charges.

The wife of former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow was jailed for a year today for helping her husband hide ill-gotten income from some of his myriad financial schemes.

Troubled former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling was taken to a Manhattan hospital after several people called police saying he was pulling on their clothes and accusing them of being FBI agents, a police source said.

JEFFREY SKILLING, the former Enron chief executive who resigned months before the US energy giant collapsed, surrendered yesterday and was charged with offences that could land him in prison for 325 years.

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling today faced charges accusing him of being involved in wideranging schemes to mislead US government regulators and investors about the company’s earnings.

Jeffrey Skilling, former Enron chief executive, is expected to be indicted today for his part in the failed energy giant's accounting fraud, according to the latest US press reports.

Andrew Fastow, the chief architect of the shady deals that brought down Enron, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in a deal that could take prosecutors to the top of the corporate ladder at the scandal-ridden company.

ANDREW FASTOW, the chief architect of the shady deals that brought down Enron, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy in a deal that could take prosecutors to the top of the corporate ladder at the scandal-ridden company.

Andrew Fastow, the chief architect of the shady deals that brought down Enron, pleaded guilty today to two counts of conspiracy in a deal that could take prosecutors to the top of the corporate ladder at the scandal-ridden company.

Top Enron employees reaped $744m (€785m) of payments and stock in the year leading up to its bankruptcy filing, the company has disclosed.

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling will face questioning before Congress with other Enron officials whose versions of events conflict with his.

When Enron executive Sherron Watkins warned her chairman Kenneth Lay last summer that the company’s financial house of cards was set to collapse, she was nervous about her job security.

Former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay, who has been summoned to testify before the US Congress tomorrow, will assert his right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions, his spokeswoman has said.

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling has insisted to sceptical politicians that he knew of nothing improper about the web of partnerships that brought down the company.

Beleaguered energy company Enron has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, the firm said.