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December 17, 2008
Council rejects $50K proposal for ex-guards’ attorney’s fees
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/16/8 The Jackson City Council did not approve a proposal Tuesday night that would have given $50,000 to Mayor Frank Melton’s former police bodyguards to pay attorney fees from their 2007 state trial. The request died in a 3-3 vote. A similar request was denied by the council in October. Councilmen Frank Bluntson,…
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December 17, 2008
Melton’s discussion of legal woes may violate gag order
Melton’s discussion of legal woes may violate gag order “I am the mayor of this city 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” Melton said Tuesday night. “Anything I do falls within my purview of being mayor.” The mayor mentioned the gag order before cutting himself off. Melton’s attorney, John Reeves, was not at…
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December 17, 2008
YP – Transcript of Langston sentencing hearing
Hattip to NMC for posting the transcript of the Langston sentencing hearing. It can be found here. I will say that it strikes me that everything happened the way it should have. First, Langston was contrite by all accounts . . . and he should’ve been. He cooperated, and he should have because he has…
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December 17, 2008
NMC – Langston sentencing – some atmospherics
Langston sentencing – some atmospherics The court room was full but not packed. It was a solemn proceeding– Joey Langston made a very eloquent statement of his acceptance of his guilt and his sorrow that seemed to me genuine (the only reason I use the word “seemed” is I know he was thought by many…
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December 17, 2008
Interviews outside Joey Langston sentencing
YouTube Paul Quinn 12/17/7
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December 16, 2008
Joey Langston gets the book thrown at him with a three year maximum sentence
Who's next? by Alan Lange
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December 16, 2008
NMC – Langston Sentencing Part 3: Judge Mills statement on sentencing
Langston Sentencing Part 3: Judge Mills statement on sentencing Judge Mills’s view of this case was driven by two things: First, the seriousness of the case and the assault on the rule of law it represented, and, second, on the fact that Joey’s cooperation was what he’d already agreed to do, and for which he…
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December 16, 2008
NMC – Langston Sentencing (Part 2): US Attorney Tom Dawson
Langston Sentencing (Part 2): US Attorney Tom Dawson Asst US Attorney Tom Dawson: We have filed a motion for a downward departure pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement. That motion is detailed and comprehensive. I would like to expand on two points if the court pleases. Late in December of 2007 the US…
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December 16, 2008
Documents from Langston sentencing
Langston’s sentencing minutes Langston’s surrender document
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December 16, 2008
Langston sentenced to 3 years in bribery case
Langston sentenced to 3 years in bribery case Disbarred Booneville lawyer Joey Langston will serve three years in prison and pay a $250,000 fine for his part in attempting to bribe a Hinds County judge. U.S. District Judge Michael Mills handed down the sentence today in the judicial corruption case. He ordered Langston to report…
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December 16, 2008
NMC – Joey Langston sentenced to 36 months
Joey Langston sentenced to 36 months There were people in the courtroom who were shocked. More in a moment. NMC 12/16/8
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December 16, 2008
BREAKING NEWS:Joey Langston gets prison sentence
BREAKING NEWS:Joey Langston gets prison sentence Thiry-six months in prison is Joey Langston’s punishment for his admitted involvement in Northeast Mississippi’s second judicial bribery scandal since November 2007. He was also fined $250,000. Langston must report to prison by 2 p.m. on Jan. 15. Langston, 51, once one of the state’s most successful plaintiffs’ attorneys,…
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May 7, 2025
Jackson State University President submits resignation to IHL Board
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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May 7, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
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Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
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May 7, 2025
Vance says Russia was ‘asking for too much’ in its initial Ukraine peace offer
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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 8, 2025
Where is your hope?
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May 7, 2025
Two Golden Eagles lead list of Ferriss Trophy finalists
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Richelle Putnam
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May 7, 2025
Mississippi Arts: The Jimmie Rodgers Festival and Museum
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Kimberly Ross
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May 6, 2025
Abortion pills are dangerous. Amber Nicole Thurman’s death is proof
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Douglas Carswell
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May 6, 2025
Tariffs: Why you should fear them
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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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