Business Digest: Skilling seeks shorter jail term; ‘negligence’ toppled MF Global

Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron chief executive serving a 24-year prison term over the energy company’s spectacular collapse, may get a chance to leave prison early. The Department of Justice has notified victims of Enron’s fraud and 2001 bankruptcy that prosecutors may enter an agreement with Skilling that could result in a resentencing. Read full article >>