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Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 12:35 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 12 December 2007 12:16
Nor will the bribery investigation in any way taint, or impact Democrat Attorney General Jim Hood’s chances at future elected office. Those boys just happened to get a heck of a deal, that’s all.
Jackson — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the bribery charges against the prominent lawyer he used as a “confidential informant” in a Hurricane Katrina investigation won’t affect the state’s lawsuits over storm damages.Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was indicted Nov. 28 on charges claiming Scruggs and several associates tried to bribe a state court judge in a case involving disputed legal fees.