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Zach Scruggs’ last hope for appeal denied without comment

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:07:30 +0000

OXFORD — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an appeal from Zach Scruggs, who was implicated as having knowledge of a judicial corruption scheme that toppled his father, plaintiffs’ lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The court without comment declined Scruggs’ request to hear his appeal. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld [...]

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Ex-attorney wants release from prison during second appeal

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:25:53 +0000

OXFORD — Imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs wants to be released from prison while his appeal of a second judicial bribery conviction is pending. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the 66-year-old Scruggs is due for release from his first sentence on Nov. 6. Scruggs is completing his five-year sentence for a 2007 guilty [...]

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Scruggs asking appeals court to overturn bribery conviction

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:25:41 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Former Mississippi attorney Zach Scruggs is asking the federal appeals court in New Orleans to overturn his 2008 guilty plea in a judicial bribery case that also involved his father. Scruggs’ attorney and prosecutors will each have 30 minutes today before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal. He spent 14 months [...]

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Scruggs continues bid for overturning conviction; Backstrom’s sentence upheld

Associated Press — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:51:34 +0000

OXFORD — Imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs wants to take his push to vacate his 2009 conviction in a judicial bribery case to a federal appeals court. And a judge has denied a request to reduce the sentence of co-defendant Steve Backstrom The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Scruggs filed a motion asking a [...]

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Judge rules: Scruggs’ judicial bribery conviction upheld

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:03:10 +0000

ABERDEEN — A federal judge has dismissed imprisoned attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ push to vacate his 2009 conviction in a judicial bribery case The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Senior U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson yesterday dismissed Scruggs’ motion. If he decides to appeal, the matter would move to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court [...]

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Minor, judges appealing judicial bribery charges

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:39:39 +0000

JACKSON — Former attorney Paul Minor and two former judges have appealed their convictions in a Mississippi judicial bribery case and have asked a federal court to schedule oral arguments. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has not ruled on the request. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has not yet filed a [...]

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Documents opened in Scruggs case, including Lott’s deposition

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:05:37 +0000

OXFORD — A federal judge has unsealed court records related to one of Mississippi most notorious judicial corruption cases, including a deposition by former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi. Lott was never charged with wrongdoing in the case that toppled his brother-in-law, Dickie Scruggs, among Mississippi’s most powerful lawyers before going to prison. Scruggs [...]

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Judge to hold conference on USF&G lawsuit

Associated Press — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:48:37 +0000

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. [...]

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