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June 29, 2008
NPR – How a $50K bribe led to Dickie Scruggs Downfall
How a $50K bribe led to Dickie Scruggs Downfall A $50,000 bribe has landed one of America’s top tort lawyers in prison. Mississippi-native Dickie Scruggs was sentenced Friday to five years behind bars. Journalist Peter J. Boyer, who profiled Scruggs in the May 19th issue of The New Yorker magazine, discusses the case. NPR 6/28/8
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June 28, 2008
CL – Scruggs gets max
Scruggs gets max After the hearing, U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee said Scruggs’ sentencing doesn’t end the federal government’s probe. “Our investigation continues,” he said. Clarion Ledger 6/27/8
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June 28, 2008
CL – Friends, competitors, colleagues react to sentences
Friends, competitors, colleagues react to sentences “It’s a sad day for the judicial system of our state,” said state Attorney General Jim Hood, among those who have benefitted in campaign contributions from Scruggs. “No one wins in such situations, but by these sentences and the earlier convictions, justice has been served. Hopefully, our system has…
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June 28, 2008
‘REPREHENSIBLE’
‘REPREHENSIBLE’ One of Scruggs’ co-conspirators in the bribery said Delta businessman P.L. Blake ensured Scruggs would pay Circuit Judge Henry Lackey $50,000 for an order that would send a legal-fee dispute to an arbitration panel rather than a jury. Blake has testified – in yet another fee dispute between Scruggs and a fellow attorney –…
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June 28, 2008
SH – Biggers: ‘No doubt that you did it’
Biggers: ‘No doubt that you did it’ Many have said the case is worthy of a John Grisham novel, but he wasn’t the writer Scruggs’ attorney, John Keker, thought could do the story justice. “I think it would take a (William) Faulkner or a Walker Percy to understand how people – how these kinds of…
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June 28, 2008
DJ – Sad, but justified
Sad, but justified Jere Hoar, retired journalist and University of Mississippi professor, attended the session because he likes to “keep an awareness of what’s going on” in the law arena. Hoar said Friday’s events were sad to watch because Scruggs has done good things, especially for the University of Mississippi. But he also said Scruggs’…
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June 28, 2008
LATIMES – Dickie Scruggs gets 5 years in prison in bribery scheme
Dickie Scruggs gets 5 years in prison in bribery scheme There were women in pearls, men in seersucker — enough well-heeled Mississippians to conjure up a charity auction or summer fete. They were crowded Friday into a small wood-paneled federal courtroom behind a long line of sober, dark-suited attorneys to watch Richard F. “Dickie” Scruggs,…
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June 28, 2008
SH – Scruggs wants same prison as Minor
Together again? Minor, a Biloxi attorney, began serving an 11-year sentence there after he was convicted in early 2007 of bribing two Circuit Court judges from Gulfport. Scruggs, who once considered Minor the brother he never had, was forced to testify for the prosecution at Minor’s 2007 trial. They stopped speaking after Minor was indicted…
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June 28, 2008
NYT – Class-Action Lawyer Gets 5 Years in Bribery Case
Class-Action Lawyer Gets 5 Years in Bribery Case Friends and colleagues called Mr. Scruggs a charming man who dressed impeccably. He is a skilled lawyer and debater, said Victor E. Schwartz, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, who has squared off against Mr. Scruggs in debates over the last 20 years. “The sad thing…
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June 28, 2008
Additional Scruggs news roundup
Sad, but justified – NEMS Daily Journal Among weeping friends and family members of Scruggs, some people merely showed up to watch and listen. Jere Hoar, retired journalist and University of Mississippi professor, attended the session because he likes to “keep an awareness of what’s going on” in the law arena. Hoar said Friday’s events…
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June 28, 2008
Alabama needs a leader to emerge
Alabama needs a leader to emerge Before this week, I was certain what I’d remember most about Jimmy Johns was an Alabama onside kick hitting him in the helmet during a loss to Florida State last fall. Not only did the play cost Alabama the chance to pull out a win in the game’s final…
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June 28, 2008
Auburn University 20th in Directors’ Cup standings
Auburn University 20th in Directors’ Cup standings Alabama moved up and Auburn held its own in this year’s national Directors’ Cup standings, and that means the two rivals each finished in the Top 25 in the tabulations designed to acknowledge the top collegiate athletics program in the country. Stanford won the Directors’ Cup for the…
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April 10, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
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Susan Marquez
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Daniel Tyson
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April 10, 2026
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Marilyn Tinnin
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