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Another Scruggs Case
The Opinion Journal ^
| January 15, 2008
| The Opinion Journal
Posted on 01/15/2008 8:19:49 AM PST by libstripper
The Dickie Scruggs bribery case keeps getting curiouser, with yesterday's news that even the tort baron's former defense attorney has copped a federal plea.
Mr. Scruggs was indicted in November along with his son and three other lawyers for conspiring to bribe Mississippi Judge Henry Lackey. Two of the defendants have already pled guilty and are cooperating with the feds. And according to court papers released yesterday, Joey Langston, who had until recently represented Mr. Scruggs, has now pled guilty to conspiring with Mr. Scruggs in a scheme to influence a different judge in a separate case.
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According to the indictment, sometime in 2006 or early 2007 Mr. Scruggs told Mr. Langston that "he could arrange for [Judge] DeLaughter to be considered for a [federal] appointment" and said Mr. Langston should have that information conveyed to the judge. How Mr. Scruggs was intending to help Judge DeLaughter isn't clear, but it has escaped no one that Mr. Scruggs's brother-in-law is Senator Trent Lott.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attornies; lott; scruggs
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Three cheers for the cheer leader.
To: libstripper
Dont mistake this situation for being confined to Mississippi.
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posted on
01/15/2008 8:53:37 AM PST
by
gunnedah
To: gunnedah
Did they find a Banjo in Scrugg’s case?
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:03:31 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: gunnedah
Yeah, be we are better at it than anyone else.
Mississippi, No. 1 at something for a change.
Sadly its corrupt lawyers...
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:07:08 AM PST
by
ejonesie22
(Mike Huckabee, Tithing via Taxation, the Christian Democrat way...)
To: massgopguy
NOT GUILTY!!!
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:08:58 AM PST
by
relictele
To: libstripper
How Mr. Scruggs was intending to help Judge DeLaughter isn't clear, but it has escaped no one that Mr. Scruggs's brother-in-law is Senator Trent Lott. Is anybody surprised by this?
Lott's sudden resignation immediately preceded the charges against brother-in-law Dickie.
And a pol like Trent Lott isn't going to walk away from the gravy train unless he's got a very good reason...
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:12:53 AM PST
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
To: libstripper
Apparently the cheerleader did not put DeLaughter up for a federal judgeship. He put someone else up for it, and that someone was approved. But I don’t know if the other judge wasn’t another pawn of Scruggs.
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:13:14 AM PST
by
petitfour
To: WKB; wardaddy; Islander7; Michael Knight; ejonesie22; bkwells; DogwoodSouth; WileyPink; jmax; ...
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:14:16 AM PST
by
petitfour
To: massgopguy
yes,but it had a Flatt sound to it.
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:19:36 AM PST
by
gunnedah
To: petitfour
We are at least in third place to a couple of other
places in the US in these matters
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posted on
01/15/2008 9:33:27 AM PST
by
WKB
(FDT= Alabama's song from1982 He's "Close Enough To Perfect For Me")
To: WKB
Langston is getting away with a lot with his guilty plea. He is also in on several other high profile cases and he gets immunity from any further prosecution with this guilty plea. The buzz from his neighbors is that he won’t get hurt monetarily. Farese is in on this too....Both are within a 20-30 minute drive from here and many of their employees are clients here.
To: WKB
Langston is getting away with a lot with his guilty plea. He is also in on several other high profile cases and he gets immunity from any further prosecution with this guilty plea. The buzz from his neighbors is that he won’t get hurt monetarily. Farese is in on this too....Both are within a 20-30 minute drive from here and many of their employees are clients here.
To: vetvetdoug
Were any of these every in on the pharmaceutical
cases?
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posted on
01/15/2008 10:22:25 AM PST
by
WKB
(FDT= Alabama's song from1982 He's "Close Enough To Perfect For Me")
To: WKB
1994 Case where they tried to bribe Judge DeLaughter for a favorable ruling in the asbestos case. Note the connection between Hood, DeLaughter and all of the ones involved with Scruggs. Langston is represented by Farese...
To: libstripper
To: WKB
To: WKB
I’m sure every state has its share. And then DC is a whole ‘nother ballgame.
To: ejonesie22
LOL!
At least it’s something. ;o)
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posted on
01/15/2008 2:36:25 PM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: petitfour
Thank you, petitfour...and thanks for the link!
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posted on
01/15/2008 2:42:20 PM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: WKB
Maybe if you learn to scheme and conspire you,
too, could hold a high office in MS government. ;o)
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posted on
01/15/2008 2:43:25 PM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
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