Jeff Skilling's attorney denies report of bizarre behavior

[Ediacara]

Jeff Skilling's attorney denies report of bizarre behavior
From staff and wire reports



NEW YORK -- Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was taken to a hospital early today after several people called police saying he was pulling on their clothes and accusing them of being FBI agents, a police source told The Associated Press.

Police found Skilling at 4 a.m. at the corner of Park Avenue and East 73rd Street and determined he might be an "emotionally disturbed person," said the source, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Bruce Hiler, Skilling's lawyer, said Skilling and his wife were attacked by some people in New York, and his wife suffered a concussion. Police denied that account.

More at the houston Chronicle

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. A leetle shit-faced was he?

Poor Jeffie-boy.

[brook]

7. I'm on the same...

wavelength! Sauced - not yet fried.

I suppose this might be used to discredit any evidence he could give against Kenny-boy. Maybe it's time to withdraw his deal and let him spend a couple of decades drying out in a cellblock? Something's goung on...that's for sure...Wifey just changed her plea.

[bluestateguy]

2. He's a disgusting human being

He should be executed.

I'm serious.

I support the death penalty for white collar supercriminals. More people on our side of the aisle would support capital punishment if there was a real chance for corrupt, white male CEO's to be executed for their crimes.

[Mikimouse]

5. I wholeheartedly support your view...

I have long advocated the death penalty for these types of criminals and people have laughed at me. I teach college in the prison system, and know the penalties that some of these folks are paying for much less. I one thinks about it, it could change the entire way American corporations do business, and that would be a good thing.

[0007]

9. Well, maybe the death of Cliff Baxter is indeed bugging

Jeffery baby?

Who could have benefited the most from Cliff's death Jeffery or Kennth, or both?

[Gothmog]

3. I saw this also

The excuse is that Skilling was drunk. The fact that Skilling was released so quickly indicates that this may not be an insanity or incompetency defense.

On one of the Houston news broadcasts, one of the Houston criminal defense bar made the wonderful observation that this will not help the defense of this case.

[happyending]

4. lawyers, guns and money

If you can afford those million dollar a year lawyers, you can
do almost anything you want to. The truth does not matter if you have got the big bucks. God Bless America.

[PaDUer]

6. Sounds like a plan...n/t

[President Jesus]

8. detail of Skilling's campaign contributions

take a wild guess where his money went...
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Houston&st=TX&last=Skilling&first=Jeffrey

Bonus: Kenny Boy Lay
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=TX&last=Lay&first=Kenneth

[President Jesus]

10. Maybe Baxter off'd himself cuz he was a puke...

John Clifford Baxter campaign contributions 1995 - 2000
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=TX&last=BAXTER&first=John

[Zero Gravitas]

11. He sounds paranoid

too much cocaine maybe? Enron -> George W. Bush -> cocaine abuse.

[Logansquare]

12. Any Chicagoans here? Did you know he is Tom Skilling's brother?

Tom Skilling is an extremely affable meteorologist on WGN in Chicago. I was amazed to here that he was related to a potential Enron felon.