Monday, January 07, 2008

CEO’s quest over a sentence!

At last a sigh of relief – the federal appeals court ruled that the former Chief Executive of Qwest Communications International Inc. could stay free while the court takes up his appeal of an insider trading conviction. Joseph Nacchio’s confidence, heavy fines & compensation requirements were seen as a major win for the US government in its extensive efforts to fight commercial corruption. US District Judge Edward Nottingham had sentenced Nacchio to a six year imprisonment and ordered him to begin serving it, 15 days aft er the Federal Bureau of Prisons intimated him where to report. However as a favour, the Denver based tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 3-0 decision, granted Nacchio’s request for release on bail over hostility from prosecutors.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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