But it's about the safety of our members.

In the face of intense pressure inside the company, I turned away from the truth,

I knew it was wrong, but my intentions were not to hurt people.

I made horrible decisions, ... I ask for leniency so I can get back to my family as soon as possible.

I told Bernie, 'This isn't right,' ... He just stared at it, and he looked up at me and he said, 'We have to hit our numbers.'

As CFO at WorldCom I participated with other members of WorldCom to conspire to paint a false and misleading picture of WorldCom's financial results,

primarily Sullivan's testimony that contributed to the government's successful prosecution.

Every day I regret what happened at WorldCom and I accept responsibility for the false and misleading information

I worked at Sullivan's through high school. At least 10 of my cousins did, too. We would spend hours cleaning bottles in the basement, running bottles through shoots. I don't know if it was good times, but it was what we did.

I am sorry for the hurt that has been caused by my cowardly actions. I truly am, ... I ask the court for leniency so that I can get back to my family as soon as possible.