Comments on: Documents in the Alabama US v. Scruggs contempt case provide interesting background http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: lotus http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9572 lotus Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:35:17 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9572 That's okay, Seacrest, you come sit by me and le's watch. Y'ont a Co'Cola? That’s okay, Seacrest, you come sit by me and le’s watch. Y’ont a Co’Cola?

]]> By: Seacrest http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9568 Seacrest Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:24:45 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9568 To my last comment? Nevermind. I see my command of the details is nowhere near you guys. I'll try to catch up. To my last comment? Nevermind. I see my command of the details is nowhere near you guys. I’ll try to catch up.

]]> By: Seacrest http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9565 Seacrest Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:21:42 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9565 <i>. I'm guessing very strongly the 2nd and 3rd weeks of January. See if that matches your reading of this chronology.</i> I'm a newish reader and very impressed with your chronicle of this case. But to the above, I just read a new AP story in which Hood said this meeting was around christmas time, if that means anything to you. Also, he says he doesn't really care about the AG job prefers to be district attorney, kind of odd. http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/208586-hood-allegedly-offered-bribe-from-scruggs . I’m guessing very strongly the 2nd and 3rd weeks of January. See if that matches your reading of this chronology.

I’m a newish reader and very impressed with your chronicle of this case.

But to the above, I just read a new AP story in which Hood said this meeting was around christmas time, if that means anything to you.

Also, he says he doesn’t really care about the AG job prefers to be district attorney, kind of odd.

http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/208586-hood-allegedly-offered-bribe-from-scruggs

]]> By: a friend of the law http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9470 a friend of the law Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:47:21 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9470 Oh what a tangled web we weave..... Hood has lied so much about so many things at this point, I don't think he can keep up with all of the lies --- he needs a flow chart before speaking about anything to keep from contradicting himself. He truly was a puppet on a string for Scruggs --- some campaign contributions here and there are all it took for Scruggs to control Hood. Need some leverage to force State Farm to settle? Then just crank up the state prosecution against State Farm. Time to settle and that prosecution is now holding up the settlement? Then time to call off the dogs. Federal Judge rejects one of the settlements and State Farm is reluctant to agree to pay more? Time to crank that prosecution back up, despite the previous agreement, to create more leverage. Don't like a federal judge's order to return documents in the Alabama case ? Then create your own loophole with the assistance of the MS state AG's office. Need additional cover for the judge's wrath and contempt order? Then get the AG to write to the Alabama US Atty telling her that your good buddy is a "special agent" working for the prosecution against State Farm and asking them to back off. Moreover, get the MS state AG to testify (whine and lie) before Congress about the mean ol' Alabama federal judge whose order is impeding a criminal investigation of State Farm ---- a criminal investigation that has already been shut down and an agreement not to prosecute made with State Farm. Oops. If Scruggs had told Hood to roll over like a dog, Hood would have done it. With a few treats (corn, sweet potatoes, etc.), Scruggs had ol Jim doing all kinds of tricks. Unfreakingbelievable. Oh what a tangled web we weave…..

Hood has lied so much about so many things at this point, I don’t think he can keep up with all of the lies — he needs a flow chart before speaking about anything to keep from contradicting himself.

He truly was a puppet on a string for Scruggs — some campaign contributions here and there are all it took for Scruggs to control Hood. Need some leverage to force State Farm to settle? Then just crank up the state prosecution against State Farm. Time to settle and that prosecution is now holding up the settlement? Then time to call off the dogs. Federal Judge rejects one of the settlements and State Farm is reluctant to agree to pay more? Time to crank that prosecution back up, despite the previous agreement, to create more leverage. Don’t like a federal judge’s order to return documents in the Alabama case ? Then create your own loophole with the assistance of the MS state AG’s office. Need additional cover for the judge’s wrath and contempt order? Then get the AG to write to the Alabama US Atty telling her that your good buddy is a “special agent” working for the prosecution against State Farm and asking them to back off. Moreover, get the MS state AG to testify (whine and lie) before Congress about the mean ol’ Alabama federal judge whose order is impeding a criminal investigation of State Farm —- a criminal investigation that has already been shut down and an agreement not to prosecute made with State Farm. Oops.

If Scruggs had told Hood to roll over like a dog, Hood would have done it. With a few treats (corn, sweet potatoes, etc.), Scruggs had ol Jim doing all kinds of tricks.

Unfreakingbelievable.

]]> By: injustice4all http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9462 injustice4all Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:19:56 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9462 The documents should be posted on the nearest website if anyone was worried the least bit about justice instead of personal gain. The documents should be posted on the nearest website if anyone was worried the least bit about justice instead of personal gain.

]]> By: NMC http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9446 NMC Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:29:41 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9446 Good point, MSLawyer Good point, MSLawyer

]]> By: MSlawyer http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9445 MSlawyer Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:27:46 +0000 http://www.folo.us/2008/02/27/documents-in-the-alabama-us-v-scruggs-contempt-case-provide-interesting-background/#comment-9445 In Hood's testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 28, 2007, he referred to "concerns of the MSAG's Office that this [Judge Acker's order that the docuemnts purloined by the Rigsby sisters be returned to Renfroe's counsel] would allow Renfroe to see documents intended for the grand jury during an ongoing criminal investigation." I didn't think there was any "ongoing criminal investigation" between the January 23 settlement and April 2007, when Hood claimed that "new" evidence was brought to his attention. In Hood’s testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 28, 2007, he referred to “concerns of the MSAG’s Office that this [Judge Acker's order that the docuemnts purloined by the Rigsby sisters be returned to Renfroe's counsel] would allow Renfroe to see documents intended for the grand jury during an ongoing criminal investigation.” I didn’t think there was any “ongoing criminal investigation” between the January 23 settlement and April 2007, when Hood claimed that “new” evidence was brought to his attention.

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