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July 3, 2008
WJSLAWBLOG – Zach Scruggs Gets 14 Months, Though Gov’t Suggested Probation
Zach Scruggs Gets 14 Months, Though Gov’t Suggested Probation Former Mississippi AG Mike Moore defended Scruggs, saying that Scruggs never knew of an attempt to corrupt a judge. But Biggers said one of the most negative things about Scruggs’s case was that Scruggs had declared his great love and respect for law. “Your actions have…
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July 3, 2008
YP – Partial text from Zach’s March plea hearing
THE COURT : All right. Mr. Graves, Mr. Moore, do either of you have any doubt as to the defendant’ s competence to enter a plea at this time? MR . GRAVES : No, sir. MR . MOORE : No, sir. THE COURT : The Court finds that this defendant is competent to enter a…
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July 3, 2008
Governor Barbour pushes Judge Singletary to rush decision on Medicaid
“I have directed the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to file a motion today asking Judge William H. Singletary of the Hinds County Chancery Court to expedite his ruling in a lawsuit challenging the agency’s authority to increase gross revenue assessments on hospitals as a means of funding the program. I believe now as I did…
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July 3, 2008
Text of Zach Scruggs’ Sentencing Hearing
The Zach Scruggs Sentencing Hearing Transcript courtesy of our friends at FOLO THE COURT : All right. The next case on the docket is U . S . v . David Zachary Scruggs. Who’ s with him? Are they here? (Pause) Come up, gentlemen. All right. Let’ s get some order back there. All right.…
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July 3, 2008
YP – Misprision of Felony
Most news outlets are reporting that Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to misprision of felony by simply failing to report the “conspiracy” to influence Judge Lackey. The Daily Mississippian says “Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to failure to report a conspiracy by his father and law partners to bribe Mississippi Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey earlier this…
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July 3, 2008
Sid Salter – Medicaid: Barbour seeks a judicial solution
Medicaid: Barbour seeks a judicial solution Locked in stalemate with the Legislature over the Medicaid special session, it seems Gov. Haley Barbour is hoping for a judicial solution to a problem he hasn’t been able to win a legislative victory to solve. This just in from the Governor’s Office: “I have directed the Mississippi Division…
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July 3, 2008
LIFE OF REILLY
LIFE OF REILLY Congrats, newly minted NBA rookie! Now you’ve been drafted. Next comes the delicious multimillion-dollar contract. And that’s when you must do what most NBA players do: start going through cash like Jack Black through the Keebler factory. Filing for bankruptcy is a long-standing tradition for NBA players, 60% of whom, according to…
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July 3, 2008
POL – misprision of a felony equals concealing the crime
Zach Scruggs Gets 14 Months The WSJ law blog says that this federal crime is committed by failure to report a crime of which one has knowledge, but that is not accurate. The federal crime of misprision of a felony requires concealment of the crime, not merely non-reporting of it. The young Scruggs’ attorney was…
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July 3, 2008
The many faces of the spread – Tony Franklin/Auburn
The many faces of the spread – Tony Franklin/Auburn Auburn offensive coordinator Tony Franklin has traveled the country teaching his version of the spread offense. From coast to coast, from the frozen North to the humid South, Franklin has had an impact on high school programs. Last December, he put in enough of his hyper-speed…
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July 3, 2008
Todd’s the answer at Auburn
Todd’s the answer at Auburn Normally if a football team is expected to make a run at the SEC West and a BCS berth, a few things have to be in place, most notably talent and experience. Talent virtually always trumps coaching — especially on the college level. Even if you have an X’s and…
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July 3, 2008
YP – Does Mike Moore insult Judge Bigger’s intelligence?
Judge Biggers points out that Zach Scrugg’s participation in discussing the order from Judge Lackey that Balducci brought with him and discussed in the wiretap transcripts with Backstrom, Zach Scruggs and then Dick Scruggs, is obvious participation in the “conspiracy.” He doesn’t allude to the bribery, but he does point out that editing a Judge’s…
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July 2, 2008
A-Rod drama returns with Madonna rumors
A-Rod drama returns with Madonna rumors You should see the view up here from Idiot Hill. How did I get here? Another A-Bomb from A-Rod, that’s how. Let this be a lesson. I’m the genius who wrote a column just last week remarking about how controversy free Alex Rodriguez has been this season — only…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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