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Obituary: Bernard Ebbers, convicted of orchestrating WorldCom fraud, dead at 78

FILE PHOTO: Former WorldCom Inc. CEO Bernard Ebbers (R) arrives with wife Kristie (C) at U.S. Federal Court for sentencing in New York July 13, 2005. REUTERS/Chip East/File Photo

Bernard Ebbers, who built WorldCom Inc into a telecommunications giant and was convicted in one of the largest U.S. accounting scandals, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement. He was 78.

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