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→Aftermath: Skilling deal for early release
In 2011, [[First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] scheduled a fundraising event in the mansion of a former Enron executive and billionaire for [[Presidential Election 2012|President Obama's 2012 re-election]] asking for $10,000 per ticket to the event, or the “co-host level” contribution being $35,800.<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/2011/10/28/obama-rakes-in-cash-from-lobbyists-enron-executives/ Obama Rakes In Cash From Lobbyists, Enron Executives,] John Hayward, ''Human Events'', 10/28/2011. </ref>
In 2011, [[First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] scheduled a fundraising event in the mansion of a former Enron executive and billionaire for [[Presidential Election 2012|President Obama's 2012 re-election]] asking for $10,000 per ticket to the event, or the “co-host level” contribution being $35,800.<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/2011/10/28/obama-rakes-in-cash-from-lobbyists-enron-executives/ Obama Rakes In Cash From Lobbyists, Enron Executives,] John Hayward, ''Human Events'', 10/28/2011. </ref>
In May 2013, Skilling negotiated a deal for his earlier release from prision in exchange for dropping his appeals that have held up the distribution of $40 million to victims of the Enron collapse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/enrons-skilling-strikes-deal-for-shorter-sentence/|title=Enron’s Skilling Strikes Deal for Shorter Sentence|first=Michael|last=De la Merced|date=May 8, 2013|accessdate=May 14, 2013|work=New York Times}}</ref> If the judge approves the deal, Skilling may be released in 2017.
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