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January 15, 2008
Retired auditor goes to prison
The Sun Herald, 1/15/8 A retired federal auditor has reported to prison to serve time for filing false claims for disaster assistance after Hurricane Katrina. Dominic T. Leperi Jr., who retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January 2005, claimed he owned a home in Biloxi on applications for federal assistance after the hurricane.…
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January 15, 2008
Lawyer scandal: State’s system begs reform
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Booneville lawyer Joey Langston’s guilty plea and former State Auditor Steve Patterson agreeing to plead guilty to corruption charges is hammering home a theme begun last year with a judicial bribery scandal that Mississippi’s legal system is in serious need of reform. In federal court documents, Langston admitted he tried to influence…
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January 15, 2008
Judge: AG right in election date spat
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Siding with Attorney General Jim Hood, a circuit judge ruled Monday that Gov. Haley Barbour exceeded his constitutional authority when he set a special election for November to replace former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. But the issue is far from settled, and Barbour made note of that in his response to Hinds…
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January 15, 2008
Gov. Barbour’s inauguration scaled back for 2nd term
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 About 2,500 people are expected today for Gov. Haley Barbour’s inauguration activities, which include a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol and a lavish late-night ball. Among attendees will be state lawmakers, Mississippi’s congressional delegation and other dignitaries. They will hear what the powerful Republican governor may have in store for the next…
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January 15, 2008
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail
The Associated Press, 1/15/8 Clinton says she and Obama owe King for where they are today … Obama says rivals want to ‘run me down’ …. Romney repeats vow to rebuild Mich. economy as he campaigns there … Edwards calls for ban on coal-fired power plants … Giuliani raps Democrats but says parties should put…
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January 15, 2008
Committee finds flaws in plan to cut dropout rate
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Mississippi’s legislative watchdog committee has found flaws with the state Department of Education’s plans to cut the state’s 26.6 percent dropout rate in half by 2013 before the plan is even officially kicked off. The report, by the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, says: The state Department of…
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January 15, 2008
Scruggs Nation, Day 49
Scruggs Nation, Day 49 I see on the PACER docket that Zach Scruggs, despite signing a waiver that allows Tony Farese to represent both him and Joey Langston, has retained another attorney, Christopher T. Robertson, of Missouri. — Lastly, here’s a new order from Judge Biggers in the bribery case. Basically says the three remaining…
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January 15, 2008
SH – 2 plead guilty in Scruggs probe
2 plead guilty in Scruggs probe Court papers released Monday show that former state Auditor Steve Patterson has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with Scruggs and others to bribe state Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey. Patterson also is cooperating with investigators. Patterson, Scruggs and Scruggs’ son were among those indicted Nov. 28 on charges…
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January 15, 2008
CL EDITORIAL – Lawyer scandal: State’s system begs reform
Lawyer scandal: State’s system begs reform Perhaps as shocking as the charges are the tangled relationships and innuendo among lawyers and judges that point to a too-cozy system. Leading speculation that there could be more shoes to drop is Balducci recorded on tape as saying, “Over the last five or six years there … are…
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January 15, 2008
CL – Former auditor to plead guilty
Former auditor to plead guilty In a document made public Monday, former State Auditor Steve Patterson has agreed to plead guilty and testify that he schemed with Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs and others to bribe a Lafayette County judge to rule in Scruggs’ favor in a lawsuit over attorneys’ fees. More than a decade earlier,…
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January 15, 2008
OE – Langston pleads guilty in judge bribery attempt
Langston pleads guilty in judge bribery attempt The lawsuit filed by the Jones firm claims Scruggs is withholding money it claims it was owed for working on Hurricane Katrina insurance-related litigation. The Jones firm claims it is entitled to 20 percent of the all past attorney fees collected by the Scruggs Katrina Group it was…
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January 15, 2008
FOLO – News accounts of a big day for the Scruggs cases
News accounts of a big day for the Scruggs cases Jerry Mitchell presented a straightforward account of the hearing in Jones, Funderburg v. Scruggs. Alyssa Schnugg for the Oxford Eagle also contributed an excellent first hand account that included both the Jones, Funderburg hearing and developments relating to the Patterson and Langston pleas. FOLO 1/15/8
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 21, 2025
Mississippi lawmakers react as SNAP work requirement modifications take effect
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Alcorn’s Sound of Dyn-O-Mite to represent Mississippi in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Matt Friedeman
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November 23, 2025
Hard work of evangelism
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Susan Marquez
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November 21, 2025
It’s not Thanksgiving for Chef Austin Sumrall without his Oyster Hand Pie
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Alistair Begg
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November 21, 2025
Preaching the Kingdom of God
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
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