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" Just in case you thought the world got fair while you were sleeping. Jeffrey Skilling, the convicted former Enron Corp. chief executive officer, may get out of prison in as little as four years if a judge approves a deal with prosecutors over objections by victims of one of the biggest corporate frauds in U.S. history. In exchange for cutting as many as 10 years from his 24-year sentence, Skilling will drop his bid for a new trial and end litigation over his conviction. A jury found he spearheaded a fraud of as much as $40 billion that destroyed the world&amp;#039;s largest energy trader in 2001. Now will come the tearful press conference on the courthouse steps, the interview with Piers Morgan, perhaps some conscience salving charity work, the book deal, and the inevitable &amp;quot;Jeff Skilling Rebuilds His Life&amp;quot; profile in the Style section of The Washington Post. Me? I am planning on workin&amp;#039; out the old soupbone, practicing pelting people with rotten fruit, out in the backyard. Just in case. &amp;quot;The proposed agreement will bring certainty and finality to a long painful process, although the recommended sentence for Jeff would still be more than double that of any other Enron defendant, all of whom have long been out of prison,&amp;quot; his lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, said in a phone interview. &amp;quot;Jeff will at least get the chance to get back a meaningful part of his life.&amp;quot; Thousands of people will not get back &amp;quot;meaningful parts of their lives,&amp;quot; because this crook stole their last thin dimes and ran off laughing to gloat among his pals. But we reiterate our warning to young people, especially black young people, not to sell any weed, because you&amp;#039;ll be buried under the jail forever. &amp;quot;What laws for the rich?&amp;quot; \u2014 Jack McCoy, Executive Assistant District Attorney For New York County. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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