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January 7, 2009
Jerry Mitchell piece on Ed Peters and Bobby DeLaughter
Ex-DA turns in license Former longtime Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, identified as a participant in an alleged bribery scheme, has turned in his bar license in a move legal experts say suggests he has struck a deal. Federal authorities are investigating allegations he schemed with associates of imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs to…
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January 7, 2009
YP – US moves to seize $425,000 in Ed Peters ill-gotten gains . . . on 12/31!
Only in the Dickie Scruggs world can the United States Government actually sue $425,000 in cash. But it has happened. Complaint Subsequent Order In the case styled 3:08CV137, the US Government vs. $425,000 in US Currency, the US Attorney filed on New Year’s Eve to seize it after it had been forfeited by Ed Peters,…
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January 7, 2009
DJ – U.S. wants money it claims Joey Langston transferred to Ed Peters in plot
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. wants money it claims Langston transferred to Peters in plot Former Hinds district attorney Edward J. Peters is formally accused of conspiring to corrupt a sitting Mississippi circuit judge in a U.S. District Court document filed Dec. 31, the Daily Journal has learned. The document came to light Tuesday in a records…
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January 7, 2009
DM – “Turning in his (Ed Peters’) bar card was likely part of the agreement”
Alleged Scruggs II conspiritor submitts ‘irrevocable resignation’ Peters allegedly accepted $50,000 of tax free money from Scruggs, Balducci testified last spring. When Delaughter ruled in Scruggs favor, Scruggs gave $1.5 million to Langston to split with Peters and Patterson, part of Langston’s guilty plea says. A lawyer close to the case has said Peters has…
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January 7, 2009
Could the ’07 bar complaint against Peters settled by his bar resignation stem from Kirk v. Pope?
This is another attempted exercise in connecting the dots. Remember in the Peters resignation that it referred to a bar complaint numbered 07-456-2. My sense is that this comes from one of two places. Either the Wilson case and the now notorious “reverse contingency fee” or Kirk vs. Pope. I dug an old NMC post…
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January 7, 2009
YP – Information from MS Bar re: Peters’ Resignation Process
From MS Bar General Counsel Adam Kilgore Attachment of documentation The attorney disciplinary process is regulated by the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, as set forth by the Supreme Court of Mississippi. The Mississippi Bar acts as a designated disciplinary agent of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in accordance with the Rules…
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January 7, 2009
DJ BREAKING – Ed Peters bar resignation means he’s guilty of something
Peters bar resignation means he’s guilty of something While details were scarce, Bar spokesman Adam Kilgore said Peters’ signature to the Notice of Irrevocable Resignation means he has pleaded guilty to something pretty serious. NE MS Daily Journal 1/6/9
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January 7, 2009
Barbour praises Toyota pledges
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/6/9 While Toyota has suspended indefinitely the opening of a $1.3 billion automotive manufacturing plant in Blue Springs, Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday recent financial pledges by the company demonstrate its long-term commitment to Northeast Mississippi. Toyota will pay the interest on state and local bonds issued on its behalf…
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January 7, 2009
Deeper state budget cuts likely, officials say
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 Deeper cuts to Mississippi’s budget appear likely as December revenues fell 9.5 percent below what was anticipated, and state officials expect the effects of another round of trimming would be more keenly felt. Almost $356 million was collected last month, according to the State Tax Commission. That’s $16.6 million less than the…
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January 7, 2009
Hinds seeks $1.5M loan to make payroll
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 Hinds County is taking steps to borrow $1.5 million to pay bills and make payroll until property taxes are collected. The county has not had to take out such a loan before, but the weak economy and a tight budget make it likely to happen. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Monday,…
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January 7, 2009
Council scrutinizes gas cards
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 The city of Jackson has increased oversight for its gasoline credit cards and has begun to reduce questionable purchases, city officials told the Jackson City Council on Monday. But the progress report on the Fuelman discount gas program also shows the city still has not gained complete control over the cards. “I…
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January 7, 2009
Budget woes welcome Legislature
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/6/9 The 2009 legislative session will convene today under the cloud of lower-than-expected state tax collections for the month of December. For the month, collections were off by more than 9 percent, or $30 million, from the official estimate. The sluggish tax collections highlight the biggest obstacle the Legislature will…
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June 20, 2025
Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 20, 2025
Mississippi K-12, higher education boards adopt policy to handle DEI complaints
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Daniel Tyson
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June 20, 2025
Mississippi Governor signs bulk of appropriations bills into law, setting $7.135 billion FY 2026 budget
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Ben Smith
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June 20, 2025
Provisions from Dad
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 20, 2025
Outside the camp
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Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press
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June 19, 2025
From ‘Love Island’ to the practice field, Jaxson Dart is already fitting in with the Giants’ QBs
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Sid Salter
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss
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Kelley Williams
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June 17, 2025
Georgia’s PSC is in the game on data centers, Mississippi’s has been benched
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Kimberly Ross
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June 17, 2025
Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots
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