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January 14, 2008
REDBLUE – Langston, Balducci, Hood and Moore
Langston, Balducci, Hood and Moore A little over a year ago, then State Auditor Phil Bryant sent a demand letter to Joey Langston and the Langston Law Firm, where Tim Balducci used to practice, seeking recovery of the $14 million in attorneys fees improperly paid to Langston and Balducci in the MCI tax settlement case.…
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January 14, 2008
Scruggs Nation, Day 48: looking ahead, and looking way ahead
Scruggs Nation, Day 48: looking ahead, and looking way ahead A common sentiment among many of the people I have communicated with in Mississippi is hope, hope that despite the embarrassment of the ongoing investigations and revelations, a new and better future awaits. I think this accounts for much of the vehemence that we are…
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January 14, 2008
JJ – Clarion Ledger Dropping The Ball?
Clarion Ledger Dropping The Ball? Apparently former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters has been accused of taking over a million dollars from the attorneys involved in the current federal investigation into judicial corruption in Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger reported today “According to statements, Peters was eventually given a total of $1 million to influence DeLaughter…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – The timing on DeLaughter’s courtesy call
The timing on DeLaughter’s courtesy call What if the bribee got snookered? FOLO 1/13/8
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January 14, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 47: story says Joey Langston pleads guilty
Scruggs Nation, Day 47: story says Joey Langston pleads guilty Insurance Coverage Blog 1/13/8
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January 14, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds
Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds Now we may have a better idea why prominent Booneville, Miss. lawyer Joseph Langston recently withdrew as counsel for Dickie Scruggs in the widening corruption scandal: per a report by Jerry Mitchell in Sunday’s Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Langston was himself nabbed on corruption charges, has pleaded guilty and is cooperating…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story
Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story Langston is pleading guilty to an attempt to influence Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter in the Wilson v. Scruggs fee dispute case. An execllent and helpful account of that case is in this comment. Langston is apparently stating that he paid Ed Peters (former Hinds County district attorney…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr
Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr In patented Mitchell/C-L fashion, this story’s narrative of what actually went down is a chopped-up, chronologically-muddled mess. Best I can tell, though, it runs something like this: Back in 1994, Dickie Scruggs’s former partners in some settled-out asbestos litigation, Alwyn Luckey and William Roberts Wilson, Jr., sued him in Hinds County court over the…
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January 14, 2008
Joey Langston Pleads GUILTY
Another lawyer pleads guilty On Dec. 10, the FBI served a search warrant at Langston’s law office, where Balducci previously worked, seeking documents related to that attorneys’ fees lawsuit as well as documents regarding payments to Jackson lawyer Ed Peters, who played no known role in the case. In 2001, Peters retired as Hinds County…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Renfroe v. Rigsby update
Renfroe v. Rigsby update Judge Acker denied motions by Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters that he recuse himself from the case on the grounds of the perception of bias that might arise from his referral of Scruggs for criminal contempt of court charges (Scruggs is not a party in this case, nor did he represent…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lens
Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lenses Now, from what I can see, Hood is an energetic law enforcement official. I follow Katrina-related events, but I’m not in a position to judge his total performance in office nor do I care to — I will…
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January 13, 2008
DJOURNAL – Scruggs update
Scruggs update A source close to the case told the Daily Journal on Wednesday that Patterson has changed his innocent plea for leniency and is helping prosecutors. His status and other sealed documents are expected to become public Monday, when one legal observer said more issues of the case will be clarified. In a reportedly…
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June 16, 2026
Credit union CEO, state employee sued for allegedly embezzling over $90 million
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June 16, 2026
Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
Chaney to seek sixth term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
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Alistair Begg
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June 16, 2026
The conquering lion
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Robert St. John
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June 15, 2026
The unlived life
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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