Judge refuses to toss Scruggs’ corruption conviction
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, [...] [...]
