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Miss. Attorney Pleads in Bribery Case
posted 12:03 pm Fri March 14, 2008 - OXFORD, Miss.
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Mississippi plaintiffs attorney Richard "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.
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.
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