Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom CEO Convicted of Fraud, Dies at 78
- Served 13 years in prison before medical release in December
- He built WorldCom into No. 2 U.S. long-distance provider
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Bernard Ebbers, the ousted chief executive officer at WorldCom Inc. whose corporate malfeasance led to imprisonment, has died. He was 78.
He died Sunday, surrounded by his family at home in Brookhaven, Mississippi, a little more than a month after his early release from prison, according to a family statement released by his lawyer, Graham P. Carner. No cause was given.