File photo showing former WorldCom Chief Financial Officer Scott Sullivan
attending a hearing in Washington D.C. on July 8, 2002. Federal prosecutors
are expected to bring the first criminal charges as early as August 1, 2002
against figures allegedly behind WorldCom Inc.'s $3.85 billion accounting
scandal soon, sources close to the situation said. Sullivan and and former
WorldCom Financial Controller David Myers have been under investigation by
the U.S. Justice Department for their roles in improperly booking WorldCom
routine expenses as capital spending. REUTERS/FILE/Hyungwon Kang

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