Former WorldCom Inc. accountant Betty Vinson was ordered on Friday to serve five months in prison for participating in the $11 billion business fraud at the company, while one of her former colleagues who also had a role in the scheme was sentenced to probation.
Vinson, 49, and Troy Normand, 38, each pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy.
Both testified for the government at the trial of former Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers, saying they were pressured by their superiors to falsify the telecommunications company’s books to help it meet profit expectations.
Ebbers was found guilty in March and sentenced last month to 25 years in prison.
