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February 14, 2009
DJ – Balducci, Patterson each get two years in prison in bribe scheme
Balducci, Patterson each get two years in prison in bribe scheme Leniency was key to 24-month prison sentences Friday for judicial bribery co-defendants Timothy Balducci and Steven Patterson. It was Senior U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr.’s first “slack” shown in the federal case, which has scandalized the legal profession and public, and brought down…
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February 14, 2009
Indicted Judge Bobby DeLaughter well liked in Raymond
Indicted judge well liked in Raymond Some in Raymond, population 1,600, call the judge a friend. “We are laden with grief,” said Mary Lou Lott, a Friends of Raymond member. “He is a vital part of our community and we love him dearly.” DeLaughter, also a member of the Friends of Raymond, has dedicated himself…
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February 14, 2009
QUINN – Feds still digging on Scruggs cases
Feds still digging Norman said in court Friday that Balducci has been digging ditches on the highway since pleading guilty and, otherwise, couldn’t support his family. Balducci represented himself. “I have to consider that you were the bagman,” Biggers said minutes before sentencing. “You’re the one who talked to the judge to try and get…
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February 14, 2009
Watchdog probe against Bobby DeLaughter ongoing
Watchdog probe ongoing DeLaughter has been on suspension with pay since March 2008 as the state Commission on Judicial Performance investigates complaints filed against him. A circuit judge is paid $104,700 a year. “At the present time, the commission is proceeding with its complaint regardless of the indictments,” Commission on Judicial Performance Executive Director Brant…
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February 14, 2009
NYT – Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case
Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case This week though, Mr. DeLaughter, now a Mississippi judge, suffered an abrupt reversal of fortune: he appeared in leg irons and handcuffs in federal court in Oxford, Miss., pleading not guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of unduly favoring the celebrated former…
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February 14, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Steve Patterson: New pursuits in license plate technology…
Steve Patterson: New pursuits in license plate technology… I remember back in the mid-1990s when former State Auditor Steve Patterson lost a political crop while trying to save money on buying a Hinds County car tag. That license plate eventually proved to be Patterson’s political undoing. Now, in light of another “second chance” squandered, one…
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February 14, 2009
Miss. delegation splits on spending bill
Miss. delegation splits on stimulus bill Democrats Travis Childers and Bennie Thompson voted for the bill. Democrat Gene Taylor and Republican Gregg Harper voted against it. NE MS Daily Journal 2/13/9
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February 14, 2009
NMC – Steve Patterson sentencing: what the lawyers said
Patterson sentencing: what the lawyers said Michael spoke for him as defense counsel. He said: “Some 14 months ago when the indictments were handed down, the first person I called was Patterson. I knew that if the facts were true my friend was going to [be facing a great deal] and in spite of that…
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February 14, 2009
NMC – Judge Neal Biggers Statement Sentencing Steve Patterson in Dickie Scruggs scandal
Court’s Statement Sentencing Patterson “You’re the only one in this case who is not a lawyer, and therefore I wonder if you realize you had a disrespect for the legal profession that would make you enter into a conspiracy to corrupt the courts.” The judge could not decide how to weigh the issue of him…
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February 14, 2009
NMC – Balducci Sentencing: Balducci and the Government
Balducci Sentencing: Balducci and the Government Bob Norman then spoke: I wake up some mornings and look at where we are and I look at how far we have gone in these cases and where we are going. Not because of me, Tom Dawson, or Chad Lamar, but because of Tim Balducci we are were…
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February 14, 2009
Senator Roger Wicker votes “no” on Obama Spending Package
Prior to Final Vote, Wicker Outlines His Opposition to $1 Trillion Spending Bill WASHINGTON – During debate today on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., outlined the reasons he plans to vote against the “compromise” version of the Democrats’ $1 trillion stimulus bill. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later…
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February 14, 2009
US. Rep Travis Childers votes “yes” on Obama Spending Package
Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) today voted to create and save thousands of jobs for hard working Mississippians and help get the economy back on track. The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) will provide billions of dollars in funding for Mississippi to put people back to work and restore the economy through investments…
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Maxwell appointed USDA State Director by President Trump
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Senator Wicker on Trump’s budget request: President’s advisors “were apparently not listening”
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Ole Miss pulls support of Oxford Pride Parade citing new DEI law
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 2, 2025
He promises you
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Susan Marquez
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May 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in May 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 1, 2025
The mighty one
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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