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Famed Attorney 'Dickie' Scruggs Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges
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| March 14, 2008
| By JOSEPH RHEE
Posted on 03/14/2008 9:48:48 AM PDT by 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.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: democrats; mississippi; scruggs
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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.
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:48:49 AM PDT
by
Islander7
To: Islander7
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
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:53:18 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Islander7
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
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:53:55 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: 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
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:54:36 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: goldstategop
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.
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:55:29 AM PDT
by
Malsua
To: Islander7
Scruggs is no different than most lawyers.
It is impossible to become wealthy as a lawyer without endless criminal activity.
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:55:29 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
03/14/2008 9:58:04 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: Islander7
...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.
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:01:28 AM PDT
by
FreePaul
To: Islander7
Dickie is pleading guilty??? Must be part of a plea deal. I wonder if he’ll give up Trent Lott?
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:01:36 AM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
To: Islander7
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:04:36 AM PDT
by
Mamzelle
(Time for Conservatives to go Free Agent)
To: Mamzelle
“Trent Lotts brother?”
Actually he is Trent’s brother-in-law.
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:08:29 AM PDT
by
NerdDad
(Aug 7, 1981, I married my soulmate, CDBEAR. 26 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
To: WKB; wardaddy; Downsouth55; Islander7; Michael Knight; ejonesie22; bkwells; DogwoodSouth; ...
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?
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:11:37 AM PDT
by
NerdDad
(Aug 7, 1981, I married my soulmate, CDBEAR. 26 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
To: Islander7
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:14:26 AM PDT
by
Hawthorn
To: colorado tanker
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?
To: Sam Clements
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.
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:20:40 AM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Number nine, number nine, number nine . . .)
To: NerdDad
I wonder who he will take with him...
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posted on
03/14/2008 10:33:18 AM PDT
by
ejonesie22
(Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery.)
To: NerdDad
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?
To: Islander7
Wait for the Trent Lott shoe to drop soon.
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posted on
03/14/2008 11:00:59 AM PDT
by
MarkT
To: MarkT
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.)
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posted on
03/14/2008 11:15:49 AM PDT
by
Timeout
To: Islander7
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posted on
03/14/2008 11:35:34 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
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