Capellas, who may be named the new chief of bankrupt telecom WorldCom (nasdaq: WCOEQ - news - people ) as early as this week, was largely responsible for day-to-day operations.
So far, U.S. prosecutors have failed to make a case against former WorldCom (otc: WCOEQ - news - people ) chief Bernard Ebbers , and the Justice Department announced late last year that it would not file criminal charges against Global Crossing 's (otc: GBLXQ - news - people ) Gary Winnick .