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Ebbers Jury Questions Supplemental Charges March 10, 2005 (Associated Press) Jurors at the fraud trial of former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers asked the judge Wednesday if they had to agree with certain "supplemental" charges by prosecutors to convict Ebbers of false regulatory filings. U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones told jurors they should not consider the supplemental charges, calling them "irrelevant." The "supplemental" charges were added by prosecutors in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that called into question the power of judges in imposing sentences. In addition to seven counts of making false filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ebbers is charged with fraud and conspiracy in the $11 billion fraud that sank WorldCom. Ebbers lawyer Reid Weingarten moved for a mistrial, arguing the supplemental charges could prejudice the jury. Jones quickly denied the motion. The jury was in its fourth day of deliberations Wednesday. -- Erin McClam |
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