On October 13, 2009, the United States Supreme Court granted Certiorari to hear former Enron CEO Jeffrey K. Skilliings' appeal from his conviction of 19 criminal charges stemming from his role in the 2001 collapse of the Fortune 500 company Enron. Skilling was convicted in 2006 and sentenced to 24 years 4 months in federal prison.
Despite Skilling's repeated requests for a change of venue, a Houston jury convicted Skilling in 2006 of insider trading, conspiracy, five counts of making false statements to auditors and twelve counts of securities fraud. Skilling's appeal to the Fifth Circuit was denied. Skilling appealed to the Supreme Court and, according to NPR news reports, is claiming that the lower court erred by not granting a change of venue amidst the wide publicity his trial received in Houston, where Enron was located.
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