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NEWS ABOUT: Richard Scrushy

Richard Scrushy stories: 3 news summaries

HealthSouth Boss on Hook for $2.9B Fraud

Civil case finds
Scrushy to blame
after criminal acquittal

Jun 18, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four years after Richard Scrushy was acquitted of directing accounting fraud at HealthSouth, a judge has held him accountable for $2.876 billion, Bloomberg reports. “Scrushy was the CEO of the fraud,” said the judge, who ruled without a jury. The decision “is a shot across the... More »

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fraud • HealthSouth • lawsuit • Richard Scrushy

Freed Former Ala. Governor Targets Rove

Siegelman, out on appeal, says politics
put him in prison

Mar 29, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who walked out of a Louisiana federal prison on an appeal bond yesterday, told the New York Times in his first interview that "abuse of power" put him behind bars—and accused Karl Rove of being behind it all. “It’s going to... More »

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Karl Rove • bribery • corruption • Don Siegelman • Alabama • federal prison • governor • Richard Scrushy

 Judge Springs Gov. Linked
to 'Political Prosecution'

Expected to testify at House probe on political cases

Mar 28, 08 2:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former governor of Alabama, serving seven years for bribery in a case critics claim was engineered by the White House, has been ordered released pending appeal. Don Siegelman will now be free to testify at congressional hearings on politically motivated prosecutions, reports CNN. Siegelman's supporters charge that he was... More »

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Karl Rove • House Judiciary Committee • bribery • Don Siegelman • Alabama • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals • Hiram Eastland • Richard Scrushy

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