“Powerful plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and a co-defendant pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to bribe a judge,” according to press reports. “The surprise plea came Friday during a hearing in Oxford, Miss. on pretrial matters, court officials said.”

Scruggs is the brother-in-law of Sen. Trent Lott, who abruptly announced his resignation from Congress in November.

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“A federal grand jury has indicted prominent attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs on criminal charges that he and other lawyers engaged in a scheme to bribe a judge,” the AP reports. Scruggs is the brother-in-law of Sen. Trent Lott, who abruptly announced his resignation from office on Monday with little explanation. A gay escort later alleged on Big Head DC a possible relationship with the soon-to-be ex-senator.

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