The last defendant in the bribery case that brought down powerful plaintiffs attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs -- his son -- pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with federal prosecutors that could keep him out of prison. Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony. He, his father and three others were originally charged with conspiring to bribe a judge in a dispute over $26.5 million in legal fees. Richard Scruggs pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to bribe a judge.
March 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The last defendant in the bribery case that brought down powerful plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs — his son — pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with federal prosecutors that could keep him out of prison.
Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, which means he had knowledge of a felony but didn’t report it. He, his father and three others were originally charged with conspiring to bribe a judge in a dispute over $26.5 million in legal fees.
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