I just read the indictment (PDF link at the top of the Clarion-Ledger website). They’re charging him and his son (sweet little Zach, for whom I babysat many years ago) with conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery. The bribery is a federal crime when the “bribee” is a local government that receives federal funds. This is really some pretty serious heavy-duty stuff here. There were rumors that Scruggs was just as guilty as Paul Minor in the last judicial bribery case tried by the feds, but that he skated because of some shady deal involving Mike Moore (too complicated to go into here). Look for him to mount a vigorous defense and try to go after his accusers.
My info is that he is done like a Christmas goose. They worked hard for this... and the Feds have their end nailed shut.
LLS
And next door in Alabama, our ex-govenor, Democrat Don Siegelman is still in prison.