Jeff Skilling

Jeffrey Skilling's Appeals Are Over: He & Feds Agree to a Maximum Sentence of 17 Years

Still fighting his lonely battle seven years after his fraud conviction, former Enron honcho Jeffrey Skilling has reached an agreement with the feds on his sentence and will drop all his appeals, the two sides announced today. Skilling, who has been in federal custody since December 2006, has agre ... More >>

Free At Last? If Jeff Skilling Gets Out of Jail, What Will He Do? We Have Some Ideas

Even though former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling claims he didn't do the crime, he has been doing the time, six years of it. Now, after a ruling by an appeals panel and an investigation into the Enron Task Force that handled the Enron case, Skilling could wind up a free man. There is still a ways to go, b ... More >>

Enron Field: 10 Odd Items for Sale on eBay

Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of Enron's bankruptcy filing. How do you plan on celebrating? You could run up huge charges on your credit card, act like you're rich and then keep making the minimum monthly payments with new credit cards until the whole scam falls apart. Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling ... More >>

For Friday the 13th: Five of the Unluckiest Texans Ever

Investors held on too long.​Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>

Jeff Skilling's Son Found Dead

J.T. Skilling: No "obvious reason" for his death​KUHF is reporting that the 20-year-old son of Enron's Jeff Skilling was found dead in his California apartment. J.T. Skilling, a 2009 Episcopal graduate, was attending Chapman University in Orange, California. His body was discovered by friend ... More >>

In The Jailhouse Now: Tom DeLay's Prison Soundtrack

​Tom DeLay is, in Lonesome, Onry and Mean's opinion, one of the lowest, vilest, most divisive, scum-sucking snake oil salesmen ever to enter politics. Now DeLay is heading to the pokey to serve time for his money laundering activities (pending his appeal, of course). We don't recall another H ... More >>

George Clooney Bringing Enron Story To The Screen?

Enron, directed by (and starring?) George Clooney​Enron -- the semi-musical, not the company -- was a hit in London's West End and a failure on Broadway. The fact it bombed in America made it less likely we'd see a production in Houston. But now comes word out of London that George Clooney, o ... More >>

Sonia Sotomayor Critiques The Chronicle

Reads the Chron's sports section, at least when it's cited in legal briefs​The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Enron honcho Jeffrey Skilling's trial should not have been moved out of Houston, no matter what he thinks. (Skilling did better on other arguments, but overall nothing much changed.)Son ... More >>

Allen Stanford Still Wants Out Of Prison, Dammit (Also: Check Out His Drug List)

He wants out NOW​Accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford has issued another plea to the courts to get him the hell out of jail, stat.He filed a motion yesterday saying his ability to function, much less assist his lawyers with his defense, is severely hampered by keeping him a federal detention cente ... More >>

Enron The Play Follows The Lead Of Its Namesake And Implodes

Jeff Skilling, Andy Fastow, a character based on Sherron Watkins, and Ken Lay, as portrayed on Broadway​Enron, the semi-musical that became a hit in London but opened to not much acclaim on Broadway, is closing.The show's Facebook page announced the last performance will be this Sunday.The show op ... More >>

Enron The Musical Gets Only Slightly Better Reviews Than Enron The Company

Photo courtesy EnronThey sing, they dance, they rip off your 401(k): What a night at the theater!​Houston has inspired many Broadway plays, if you count Marvin Zindler in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and define "many" as "one."But now it's two!!! Enron, a semi-musical, opened on the Great White ... More >>

Jeff Skilling Gets Even More Desperate To Prove Houston's Full of Hatahs

​Today is the big day before the U.S. Supreme Court for Jeff Skilling, former Enron exec, former Manhattan party animal, current federal inmate.Among other things, Skilling's lawyers are arguing that his federal trial should have been moved from Houston because we all were so affected by Enron tha ... More >>

The Chron, Enron Hatah

A federal court quotes a dog

The Houston Chronicle Is Responsible For Jeff Skilling's Prison Term, Court Finds

As everyone knows, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Enron's Jeff Skilling this week, although it overturned his sentence in a move that might slightly reduce it.Skilling's most passionate local supporter in the blogworld, attorney Tom Kirkendall of Houston's Clear Thinkers, ... More >>

Houston Circa 2001, Courtesy Of Google

Capsule Art Reviews: "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "Dust," "The Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Comic Books: A Visual Journey," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "The Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People," "Sterne and Steinberg: Critics Within"

Capsule Art Reviews: "Comic Books: A Visual Journey," "Dave Darraugh & Hana Hillerova," "Defending Democracy," "Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom," "The Joannaversary: Parachutists Are the Loneliest People," "Sterne and Steinberg"

Hollywood Destroys Houston: The Top Five

Conflict of Interest

A gay Republican for City Council?

Turkeys of the Year

The 2006 Collectors Edition

Think, Jeff, Think!

No Parking Zone?

An inner-loop park is still on the endangered list

There's the Party, Yar!

Dusk Til Dawn Film Fest Pirate Party

Such Nice Kids

Immigration protests put HISD in a bind

You Can Quote Me

A Conroe man is ready to help the nation's Enron reporters

New Year's Resolutions for Houston

We have a lot to forgive – and forget – about 2005; here's hoping local celebs do better next year

Lay It Down

Backhanded Slapstick

Jim Carrey's brand of fun warms a reheated Dick and Jane

Scoundrel Time

Alex Gibney expertly captures the lies and fall of Enron

More than Music

Hollywood goes Texan at the South By Southwest Film Festival and Conference

The Smartest Film at Sundance

Alex Gibney tells the story of Enron's rise and fall -- and you won't need an economics degree to understand it

Pretty Please, Tilman

Houston's Donald Trump can't be bothered with paperwork

Children of Enron

One of Ken Lay's many legacies: the families whose lives were disrupted by the fall

Perfect Fit

Metro's new president already has a Houston attitude

Tales of the Alamo

A Houstonian dies 150 times for the cause

Ronald Reagan's Army

In your heart, you know the Yuppie Prick$ are right

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

King Kinder

Rich Kinder has made a cool billion dollars since leaving Enron. Now he’s ready to take over the world, or at least the nearest pipeline.

All I Want for Christmas Is...

A shopping list for your favorite political types

Hounded by the Pound

Plus: Tribute to Oliver, Wrapping It Up, Bigotry 101

Diva of the Deal

How Enron's high temptress turned massive projects into a $2 billion wet dream for the company -- and an estimated $100 million profit for herself

Sacred Cow Au Jus

Jokes or criticism from the Chron? Nah, it's just fluff for Jus' Stuff

Living in a House of Cards

Rank-and-file employees suspected something was wrong at Enron. Now they want someone to pay.

The Kopper Caper

Enron's secret domestic-partner benefits program

Enron's Judge Not

U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal abruptly recuses herself without explanation

Up In Smoke

Enron used political ties to rid itself of regulators. But in the end, its supposed free-market trailblazing only burned investors.

Dems' New Year Vow: Oust GOP Judges

Candidate recruits include a former Republican jurist

Before the Fall

The Chron plays catch-up on the biggest local business story of the year

America's New War Against Enron

Lawyers go gunning for corporate terrorists