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New charges against ex-WorldCom CEO allege false filings
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New charges against ex-WorldCom CEO allege false filings
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By ERIN McCLAM
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- The government brought new charges Monday against former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, accusing him of falsifying six regulatory filings just before the company's spectacular collapse.
Ebbers was already facing fraud and conspiracy charges filed in March by federal prosecutors who say he presided over WorldCom Inc.'s $11 billion accounting fraud, leading to the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
The new indictment, handed up by a Manhattan grand jury, claims Ebbers submitted six false 10-Q and 10-K forms to the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2001 and 2002.
The SEC requires public companies to submit the forms to report on their financial condition.
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