Brash

Skilling Considered Enron Trial’s Main Event

Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling used to have a lot of trouble keeping his mouth shut. Known for being brash, opinionated and at times foul-mouthed, he used to boast that Enron would be the world’s largest company. However, since resigning in August 2001, Skilling has been mostly silent, seen more often in the gossip pages for his public behavior than talking about the charges against him. Next week, however, he will tell his side of the story.

April 10, 2006

Skilling Free Pending March Court Appearance

Jeffrey Skilling, the brash, tell-it-like-it-is former CEO of Enron Corp. who has consistently maintained that he did nothing wrong during his 11-year tenure at the company, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen criminal counts in a Houston courtroom. After posting a bond of $5 million in cash, Skilling was freed pending a court appearance scheduled for March 11.

February 23, 2004

Skilling Pleads Innocent to 40 Criminal Counts

Jeffrey Skilling, the brash, tell-it-like-it-is former CEO of Enron Corp., pleaded not guilty to 40 criminal counts on Thursday morning in a Houston courtroom. He was free on bond after posting $5 million in cash.

February 20, 2004

A Confident Skilling Denies Lying to Congress, Duping Lay

In his second appearance on Capitol Hill, a more confident, almost brash Jeffrey K. Skilling denied that he lied to Congress last month or ever misled long-time Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay about the controversial off-the-book partnerships that prompted the devastating collapse of the energy trading company last year. But lawmakers in the end were far from convinced.

March 4, 2002