Zach Scruggs Sentenced
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Associated Press
Published: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 10:57 am
Last Updated: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 11:00 am
Last Updated: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 11:00 am
"Dickie" Scruggs has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy in
a judicial bribery case.
The surprise plea came Friday during a hearing in Oxford, Miss.
on pretrial matters. His trial was set to begin at the end of the
month.
Scruggs and co-defendant Sidney Backstrom both pleaded guilty to
conspiring to bribe a judge. Scruggs' son, Zach, also is charged in
the case but has not entered a plea.
The three were accused of conspiring to bribe a Lafayette County
Circuit Court judge for a favorable ruling in a dispute over $26.5
million in legal fees from a mass settlement of Hurricane Katrina
cases.
Scruggs is a brother-in-law of Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott and
has made millions from tobacco and asbestos litigation.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Stunned, just stunned. I was convinced he was framed. Oh well. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.