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Former AG Moore says he’s appalled’ by Lackey testimony

Former AG Moore says he's appalled' by Lackey testimony

"Judge Lackey either is very confused or he made up the story out of whole cloth," Moore said.

"Jim Hood is a very, very close friend - he worked for me, supported me in my first campaign. I encouraged him to take my place."

Moore, who represents Scruggs' son Zach on his criminal charges in the Lackey bribery attempt, said he had an investigator interview Stallings and he made no mention of the conversation with Lackey.

"On the contrary, he told Lackey to call the AG's office," Moore added.

He also showed the Daily Journal a text message he had just received from Stallings, which confirmed the story.

Was Moore surprised to hear Lackey's accusations from the stand Tuesday morning?

"Sure, I was appalled," he said.

Moore also noted he, as attorney general, had removed Patterson from office as state auditor and prosecuted him.

"I of all people would not have anything to do with Steve Patterson," he noted.

NE MS Daily Journal
4/16/8

Posted April 16, 2008 - 4:46 am

4 Comments:

Mike Moore wants us to believe Judge Lackey committed perjury on something that really wasn’t germane to the bribery or the case. Simply stating why he didn’t go to the AG’s office.

Moore, who represents Scruggs’ son Zach on his criminal charges in the Lackey bribery attempt, said he had an investigator interview Stallings and he made no mention of the conversation with Lackey.

“On the contrary, he told Lackey to call the AG’s office,” Moore added.

If Stallings made no mention of the conversation with Lackey, why would he have told Lackey to call the AG’s office?

Posted by JDBerry on 04-16-2008 at 06:44 AM [link]

"If Stallings made no mention of the conversation with Lackey, why would he have told Lackey to call the AG’s office?”

Nice catch.

Posted by rebmus on 04-16-2008 at 08:10 AM [link]

As for Mike Moore on Steve Patterson, did Moore prosecute and remove him from office? Or did he give him a sweet deal and allow him to resign, for a crime that merited doing time?

Ship Island

Posted by ship island on 04-16-2008 at 08:26 AM [link]

Ship, that is a widely-shared speculation. I believe that what we know so far is analogous to the ante-room of a just-discovered pyramid buried in the sand. There are rooms and rooms yet to be uncovered and explored. Will P.L. Blake ever appear?

Posted by David Sanders on 04-16-2008 at 09:33 AM [link]

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