Breaking: Dickie Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years In Prison

The Sun Herald reports that US District Judge Neal Biggers has sentenced Dickie Scruggs to five years in prison, the maximum under the plea agreement, plus a $250,000 fine. He was ordered to report to prison on August 4 “in a facility that offers mental health and drug treatment.” Tom (NMC) Freeland at folo reports that in response to Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayyat’s letter (earlier), which among other things called imprisoning Scruggs “a waste of taxpayers’ money”, Judge Biggers increased the fine to account from the cost of incarceration.