JACKSON — A federal judge plans to talk with attorneys this month about how to move forward with a seven-year-old lawsuit linked to a corruption case that sent one of Mississippi’s most prominent lawyers and two former judges to prison. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate has scheduled a status conference in the case for Sept. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 4,2011
Tags: attorneys, bribery, conviction, corruption, courts, disbarred, disbarrment, judiciary, law, lawyers, sentence
OXFROD — A federal judge yesterday refused to throw out the 2008 conviction of attorney Zach Scruggs in a corruption case that also involved his father, well-known trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs. Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to knowing about — but not reporting — illegal contacts with a judge. Since his release from prison in 2010, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 24,2011
Tags: attorneys, bribery, convictions, corruption, courts, judges, judiciary, law, lawyers, torts
OXFORD — Imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs has asked a federal court to throw out his conviction in the judicial corruption case involving former Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter. Scruggs’ legal argument in the motion, filed in U.S. District Court in North Mississippi, is that the U.S. Supreme Court limited the scope of [...] [...]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Attorneys for former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy have asked a federal appeals court to dismiss all charges against them in a federal government corruption case. Siegelman’s attorneys filed briefs yesterday with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asking them to throw out the charges because [...] [...]
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