Breaking News: Dickie Scruggs, Sid Backstrom Plead Guilty

An early report from this morning’s pretrial conference in US v. Scruggs by AP’s Holbrook Mohr indicates that Dickie Scruggs and Sidney Backstrom have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy counts in connection with the attempted bribe of Judge Henry Lackey. There is no word yet of a plea for Zach Scruggs; his second motion to dismiss is on today’s agenda.

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