Former WorldCom Inc. chief Bernard Ebbers asked a federal judge on Wednesday to toss out the charges against him and to grant immunity to two of his former subordinates.
Ebbers faces trial in November on charges of securities fraud, conspiracy and falsifying regulatory filings in the collapse of WorldCom, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
He asked U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones to grant immunity to former chief operating officer Ronald Beaumont and former head of revenue accounting Ronald Lomenzo.
In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, Ebbers suggested the pair could provide testimony helpful to his case but would not testify for the defense without immunity from prosecution.
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