The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/17/8
Tuesday’s sentencing of former top plaintiffs’ attorney Joey Langston of Booneville brought more than hints about a second round of indictments in the state’s ongoing judicial bribery investigations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Dawson spoke the words “Scruggs II” in the courtroom before Langston was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for his guilty plea in the matter.
Just over a month ago, a sealed government motion related to Langston appeared briefly on the U.S. District Court’s document Web site.
Langston “has substantially assisted in the further investigation of Dickie Scruggs, Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter and others (Scruggs II),” it read.
What is Scruggs II?
It’s the alleged plot U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee described in the “information” to which Langston pleaded guilty on Jan. 7. An “information” is a legal charge made before it becomes an indictment.
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