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Now that it has come out that former State Auditor Steve Patterson and former Special Assistant Attorneys General Tim Balducci and Joey Langston have pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges, when will our "tough as nails" former DA turned AG Jim Hood refund their campaign contributions?

Hood took $100,000 from the Democratic Attorneys' General Association (DAGA) that was funnelled through that organization by Joey Langston one day earlier.

Here is the information from DAGA itself.

Joey Langston
Booneville, MS 38829 The Langston Law Firm/attorney $100,000 10/15/2003

Langston Law Firm
Booneville, MS 38829 NA/NA $50,000 10/25/2006

Scruggs Legal PA
Oxford, MS 38655 NA/NA $25,000 10/30/2006

You might want to consider refunding those to DAGA, and assure that DAGA will refund those to their rightful owners. They might need it right now. Or you could donate it to the Children's Justice Center. That seems to be a non-profit you are fond of.

If you want to add the $34,000 from Dickie directly, and the roughtly $100,000 or so from Langston in the last couple of cycles, that would make roughly $300,000 that needs to go back just to avoid "the appearance of impropriety" as you so aptly pointed out yesterday. Indeed, refunding these contributions is critical to avoiding this appearance, because from where I sit, it looks pretty improper.

P.S. Have a nice day.

Posted January 15, 2008 - 11:37 am
15 Comments:

Let’s not forget the roughly $300K or so that have come to Hood directly and indirectly from this crowd over the last couple of cycles.  To avoid the appearance of impropriety, Hood needs to disgorge himself of those monies.  Now.

Posted by Alan on 01-15-2008 at 01:02 PM [link]

Hey wait, I’ve got an idea!  Let’s ask the State Ethics Commission whether or not it would be appropriate for you to pursue state criminal charges.

Oops, your brother runs that.  Nevermind.

Posted by Alan on 01-15-2008 at 01:28 PM [link]

Alan You are touching on a subject that I cant understand.  WHERE ARE THE STATE CHARGES????? Or at least tell me Mr. Hood that an investigation will be launched? Alan I have asked on several blogs the following question that nobody has been able to answer.  Who besides the MS AG can call for a “Special Prosecutor” to look into State Judicial misconduct?  Excuse my ignorance of MS State law but it seems that State Charges should follow.  If the Feds can convict M Vick for Dog Fighting, then the state of Virginia comes after him for the same thing, why cant the state look into these things?  Seems to me a state investigation might go deeper.  More liitle guys might get caught up in the net but the system really needs this right now.  We have to remember the whole country is watching.

Posted by Hatfield on 01-15-2008 at 03:00 PM [link]

No question.  It takes a leader with courage, something our AG is apparently lacking lots of.  It’s easy to pick the popular fights like the civil rights cases, but it’s darn tough to go after your own, especially when they’re guilty.

Posted by Alan on 01-15-2008 at 03:10 PM [link]

The Attorney General isn’t the only one who can investigate bribery charges in Mississippi.  The Governor, through the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, has his own considerable investigative resources, if he chooses to deploy them on this.

Now, getting them prosecuted, will be another thing.

Posted by lawdoctor1960 on 01-15-2008 at 03:18 PM [link]

Hey, gang.

Could an R.L. (real lawyer) comment on who (else) could bring charges in the State?  Can Haley appoint a special prosecutor?  Can our new State Auditor continue financial probes?  Can the Legislature (eGads!) investigate?  Perhaps the Senate?

What about local counties?

Posted by hdmatthias on 01-15-2008 at 03:24 PM [link]

Could Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Langston and Balducci be used as an instrument and be expanded to reach out and touch some/all of the other characters that need touching?

Posted by boxcar willie on 01-15-2008 at 03:36 PM [link]

Hey Alan, how about an online petition calling for Hood’s resignation?  Let’s get the pressure on more than it is already...BTW Alan, ur site is really keeping us informed, keep it up and dont worry about the email alerts, keep em coming.

Posted by Sonny on 01-15-2008 at 03:49 PM [link]

I second the kudos for the mountain of good information this site has.  Don’t you know Scruggs & Co. are cussing Al Gore for inventing this dad blasted internet thingy?

Posted by Ollie on 01-15-2008 at 04:01 PM [link]

Y’all are too kind.  Sonny, I think the best way is to just keep putting out the damning information and links to campaign contributions and benefits out the backend.  That’s what drives this ship.  I promise you they read it.  They read every word.

Posted by Alan on 01-15-2008 at 04:29 PM [link]

I hope that this finally will put an end to outside lawyers recieving state contracts in way that Jack acquired his beanstalk beans. I am glad to see these schmuck plaintiff’s lawyers getting indicted over this mess and maybe they will just allow the AG’s office to handle these sorts of lawsuits instead of letting campaign contributors bid for contracts.

Posted by whodoneit? on 01-16-2008 at 02:01 PM [link]

Did Hood Rich say ‘bid’?

Posted by Donn on 01-16-2008 at 02:05 PM [link]

Yes I did because thats exactly what they do, the corrupt bastards.

Posted by whodoneit? on 01-16-2008 at 02:07 PM [link]

Yes in Hood’s defense he did give a state contract on the Microsoft case to someone who had no knowledge of antitrust law and only gave $250 bucks to his campaign, so I guess he is fair to all sometimes.

Posted by whodoneit? on 01-16-2008 at 02:10 PM [link]

When he can take a leak without MM by his side showing him how and where to aim; or, in a word, NEVER.

Posted by msbarfly on 01-19-2008 at 11:40 AM [link]
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