Former WorldCom finance chief Scott Sullivan, who carried out the largest accounting fraud in U.S. history but insisted he did it under pressure from his boss, was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday by a judge who called him “the architect” of the scheme.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones praised Sullivan for pleading guilty last year and helping the government build its case against ex-CEO Bernard Ebbers, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
