2002 – This day in the history of scandalized businessmen: CEO Bernard Ebbers of soon-to-be-bankrupt WorldCom tells analysts, “To question WorldCom’s viability is utter nonsense. I highly recommend everyone step back and focus on reality rather than the fear factor.” Elsewhere today in sworn testimony to a House subcommittee, Enron mastermind Jeffrey K. Skilling confides, “On the day I left, I absolutely and unequivocally thought the company was in good shape.”
