Famed Attorney 'Dickie' Scruggs Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges

ABC ^ | March 14, 2008 | By JOSEPH RHEE

[Islander7]

Scruggs Was Charged With Conspiring to Pay a State Judge $40,000 in Cash in Exchange for a Favorable Ruling

Attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, famous for winning billions of dollars from the big tobacco companies, has pleaded guilty to charges of trying to bribe a Mississippi judge, according the Associated Press.

[Islander7]

According to the indictment, Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey cooperated with FBI agents to help document the bribery scheme. Lackey was presiding over a case in which Scruggs had been sued by another law firm for more than $26.5 million in attorneys fees related to Hurricane Katrina insurance claims.

[goldstategop]

Spitzer and Scuggs - two scumbag attorneys soon to be disbarred.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[mewzilla]

SCRUGGS, RICHARD F. MR.
OXFORD, MS 38655
SCRUGGS LAW FIRM/ATTORNEY

MCCAIN, JOHN S.
VIA JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.
06/06/2007 2300.00 27990286979
12/13/2007 -2300.00 28930164495

[mewzilla]

SCRUGGS, RICHARD
OXFORD, MS 38655
SCRUGGS LAW FIRM/ATTORNEY

CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM
VIA FRIENDS OF HILLARY
12/08/2005 2100.00 26020092178
12/08/2005 2100.00 26020092178

[Malsua]

What a cheapskate. He’s going to win 26 mill...willing to part with a cool 40 grand. I bet had he offered 5 million, we wouldn’t be seeing ole dickie get the perp walk.

[FormerACLUmember]

Scruggs is no different than most lawyers.

It is impossible to become wealthy as a lawyer without endless criminal activity.

[mewzilla]

From 2007....

Dickie Scruggs, Hillary Fundraiser

[FreePaul]

...of trying to bribe a Mississippi judge...

I guess that we'll never hear about the successful bribe operations. Or maybe we've heard of them but just in the context of Scruggs' big wins.

[colorado tanker]

Dickie is pleading guilty??? Must be part of a plea deal. I wonder if he’ll give up Trent Lott?

[Mamzelle]

Trent Lott’s brother?

[NerdDad]

“Trent Lott’s brother?”

Actually he is Trent’s brother-in-law.

[NerdDad]

HEY YALL!!!! H3LL HAS OFFICIALLY FROZEN OVER.

Yelled intentionally to the MS FReepers.

Wonder how many he is going to be able to cover up by copping to this one?

[Hawthorn]

Related article from the Jackson MS Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080314/NEWS/80314018/-1/nletter02&source=nletter-breakingnews

[Sam Clements]

This Trent Lott thing is interesting. Lott resigns on short notice just before Scruggs is indicted. It sure looks suspicious. Any Mississippians out there care to let the rest of know what the scuttlebut is?

[colorado tanker]

I've heard vague rumors Trent might have been involved in getting people federal judgeship's and Dickie might have been involved too, but it's only rumor at this point. You're right, the timing of the resignation is very interesting.

[ejonesie22]

I wonder who he will take with him...

[petitfour]

The thing that bothers me about plea deals is that the whole story is never told. It seems to me that Mr. Scruggs must fear for someone dear’s life in order for him to take the deal. I’d like to know who he is protecting besides himself. I want to know how many judges he has bribed and how many judges in how many states are involved. How many fed judges?

[MarkT]

Wait for the Trent Lott shoe to drop soon.

[Timeout]

DO you know something?

If not, at least the poster above had the decency to say it was “rumor”.

I’m no Trent Lott fan-—too much of a dandy for my tastes. But I think it’s totally unfounded to insinuate he’s involved simply because it’s his brother in law. (Lord knows, I’d hate to be dragged into some of the things my in-laws have done.)

[mvpel]