Scruggs corruption conviction News

Supreme Court Denies Appeal by Disbarred Mississippi Attorney Scruggs

The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The high court on Monday decided not to hear from the architect of the multi-billion dollar tobacco lawsuits of the 1990s. Scruggs was convicted of improperly …

Court Upholds Mississippi Attorney Scruggs’ Corruption Conviction

A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, one of Mississippi’s most prominent attorneys before going to prison on judicial corruption charges. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Scruggs’ …