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July 2, 2008
CL – Younger Scruggs also going to jail
Younger Scruggs also going to jail Although federal prosecutors recommended probation, U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers sentenced Zach Scruggs, 33, to 14 months in prison and fined him $250,000 for having after-the-knowledge of a scheme to bribe a Lafayette County judge to get a favorable ruling in a legal fees dispute. “I wish I could…
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July 2, 2008
DJ – Zach Scruggs gets 14 Months
Zach Scruggs: 14 months in prison Zach Scruggs, the 34-year-old scion of fallen plaintiffs’ attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, will serve a 14-month prison term for failing to report that his father and others, including himself, were plotting to bribe a circuit judge. At a morning hearing, Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr. sentenced the slender, blond-haired…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Judge Acker to Scruggs: “Are you talking to me“
Judge Acker to Scruggs: “Are you talking to me“ Which raises in my mind a serious question I have: Time and again, I see pleadings from these people that make me think: Are they trying to persuade anyone of anything? Just what is the point of this pleading they filed? I always thought the ultimate…
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July 2, 2008
Bush helps Wicker with fundraising
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 President Bush’s appearance in Jackson on Tuesday helped Republican Sen. Roger Wicker secure more money in one lunch than his political opponent raised from January through March. But Joe Parker, a professor of political science at the University of Southern Mississippi, said that $500,000 may not be enough to impact the heated…
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July 2, 2008
Session: Tangled mess for Barbour, lawmakers
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/2/8 Speaking to the state’s newspaper executives last week at the Mississippi Press Association annual convention, Gov. Haley Barbour left no doubt about his position on the Medicaid funding standoff – he’s preparing to cut Medicaid. Barbour supports Senate Bill 2013 that would institute a $167-per-day assessment, or tax, on state hospitals.…
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July 2, 2008
No Medicaid cuts yet made as funding plan still eludes lawmakers
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 A special session costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars resumes today with no cuts in Medicaid services and ongoing talks over how to pay for the health-care program. According to a House lawmaker negotiating with Senate leaders, those talks now include modest increases in cigarette and hospital taxes and a reduction…
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July 2, 2008
Execution date set for Bishop; new motion filed
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 The state Supreme Court has set Dale Leo Bishop’s execution for July 23, but it has yet to rule on a new motion that seeks to spare his life. “No legal impediment exists to setting an execution date, as the United States Supreme Court denied Bishop’s petition … on June 23, 2008,”…
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July 2, 2008
Business concerns carry heavy clout in vote for partial measure
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 Personal beliefs collided with political statements Tuesday as council members debated a stricter smoking-ban ordinance. Ward 1 Councilman Jeff Weill said he smoked his last cigarette in December 1985 but defended “the rights of smokers” as part of his rational for opposing an outright ban. Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson, who repeatedly…
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July 2, 2008
SLABBED – Acker grants limited relief to Rigsby Gals and Dickie . . . Orders them to turn it over
Acker issues a WTF-just-show-it-all-I’m-tired-of-playing Order in Renfroe v Rigsby Order is here In other words, he’s held onto them long enough to do as much damage as possible to the Qui Tam claim and Scruggs – and now for the punch line. Therefore, the court goes beyond the requests made in the motions of Cori…
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July 2, 2008
LNL – Attorneys urge probation for Zach Scruggs
Attorneys urge probation for Zach Scruggs Prosecutors have recommended probation for Zach Scruggs, who has pleaded guilty to knowing about the conspiracy and not reporting it to authorities. Although Biggers sentenced other defendants in the case to the recommended sentence, there is no guarantee Zach will escape a prison cell, especially since the judge has…
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July 2, 2008
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday Zach Scruggs’ lawyer, however, former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore, said Tuesday his client “is very remorseful and contrite about his involvement in this case and he is hoping and praying that the court will honor the government’s recommendation because of his minimal involvement.” Zach and Dickie Scruggs and…
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July 2, 2008
Jackson City Council adopts tougher smoking ban
Council adopts tougher smoking ban Jackson now has a partial smoking ban with lighting up in restaurants out and in bars OK following an intense lobbying effort by the Smoke-Free Coalition. A 2003 ordinance bans smoking in public places but exempts bars and restaurants. The ordinance adopted after noon today banned smoking in restaurants but…
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
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Robert St. John
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The law of love
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
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