Former Enron exec Skilling turns himself in

HOUSTON (AP) -- Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp. chief executive who resigned less than four months before the company shattered in scandal, surrendered today to face expected criminal charges related to the company's collapse.
Flanked by a pair of attorneys, Skilling turned himself in at the Houston FBI offices just before daybreak. He was expected to appear later in the day before a federal judge on charges related to Enron's collapse, according to two sources close to the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Under the circumstances, he is doing extraordinarily well," said Dan Petrocelli, one of his lawyers.
Almost exactly two years ago, Skilling bucked the trend of former Enron executives invoking their Fifth Amendment rights before Congress, telling two panels he knew nothing about serious problems at the energy trader before he quit after serving as CEO for only six months. Barring any last-minute delays, Skilling, 50, would be the highest-profile former Enron executive to date to face criminal charges. He would be the 28th individual to be charged.