The Biloxi Sun Herald (2/11, Lee) reports, “To bribe Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter, Dickie Scruggs exploited two vulnerabilities, according to court records: DeLaughter’s close friendship to former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters and ‘his known ambition to become a federal judge.'” Now, “the Scruggs legal team’s strategy to bribe DeLaughter is outlined in court records filed with Scruggs’ guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to one count of mail fraud.”
From the American Association for Justice news release.
