DOJ may release Enron's Skilling 18 years early

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22. The DOJ has to respond to a court order for resentencing

Skilling had appealed his conviction on a point of law and ultimately the federal court decided against him on that because there was still overwhelming evidence of his part in the fraud. However, his legal team has more challenges in the works. From the NYT article:

But the federal appeals court also reiterated an earlier ruling that Mr. Skilling still needed to have his sentence re-calculated because Judge Lake had erred in his handling of another issue in the case. That re-sentencing was put on hold while the broader appeal wended its way through the courts.

So the DOJ will have to respond by making another sentencing recommendation in this case. The final decision on the new sentence will be up to the trial judge.