Richard Scruggs, the attorney who built his career by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. called Scruggs' conduct "reprehensible" and fined him $250,000. Scruggs appeared to nearly faint as the federal judge scolded him for his conduct. "I could not be more ashamed where I am today, mixed up in a judicial bribery scheme," Scruggs told the judge.
June 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, the attorney who built his career by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.
U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. called Scruggs’ conduct “reprehensible” and fined him $250,000. The judge handed down the full sentence requested by prosecutors despite arguments from the defense for half that time in prison.
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