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.

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 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.

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.