WHITECOLLAR – Can’t Tell the Attorneys in the Scruggs Case Without a Scorecard

Can’t Tell the Attorneys in the Scruggs Case Without a Scorecard

The prosecution of famed plaintiffs tort attorney Dickie Scruggs and three other defendants accused of bribing a Mississippi state court judge in a case involving a fee dispute has seen a whirlwind of motions by attorneys seeking to withdraw or appear in the case, and Senior U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers has called a halt to the movement for the moment. According to the docket sheet in the case, on January 8, attorneys for Dickie from The Langston Law Firm moved to withdraw. That firm was searched on the day the indictment was returned, and at one time former co-defendant and now cooperating witness Tim Balducci worked there. Whether the law firm or any of its partners are a target of a grand jury investigation remains to be seen, but Balducci boasted on tape about knowing where “bodies” were buried involving Dickie. The Langston Law Firm could be one of the cemeteries.

White Collar Crime Prof Blog
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