Chief US District Judge Michael Mills on Tuesday sentenced Joey Langston to 36 months in prison for his role in the public corruption scandal now known as “Scruggs II” (Daily Journal, Clarion-Ledger). Langston pleaded guilty in January to a one-count information charging him with bribing Judge Bobby DeLaughter. He received the maximum sentence allowable under his plea agreement despite a a motion for downward departure filed by prosecutors last month citing his extensive cooperation. The implications for Bobby DeLaughter and Ed Peters (not to mention Dickie Scruggs) are ominous.
More: the Daily Journal hints at upcoming Scruggs II indictments, NMC’s courtroom commentary at folo, sentencing transcript (.pdf).
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