Former Enron chief begins jail term
Jeffrey Skilling starts his 24-year sentence as appeals court denies bail request.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Skilling was headed to a federal prison in Minnesota on Tuesday.
In May 53-year-old Skilling was found guilty on 19 charges of conspiracy, fraud and insider-trading for his role in hiding Enron’s financial condition from investors while the energy company struggled before it collapsed in 2001.
Skilling’s sentence is the longest handed out to any of the former Enron executives found guilty.
Kenneth Lay, who founded the company, also was convicted of conspiracy, fraud and insider trading charges, but he died of heart disease on July 5.
The low-security prison in Waseca, Minnesota, is 121km south of Minneapolis, the state capital.