Then: Houston, we have a problem

In his testimony before Congress, Jeffrey Skilling claims that he is unable to recall a board of directors committee meeting in which records show that he had approved several partnership deals in part because "the room was dark, quite frankly, and people were walking in and out of the meeting."

Now: Keep telling yourself that

After Enron collapses in late 2001, Skilling and former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay are tried and convicted for fraud. Lay dies in July 2006 before he is sentenced, while Skilling receives more than 24 years in prison and $50 million in fines. In late 2006, Skilling begins serving his sentence in a Minnesota prison.