Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, known for taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, known for taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday as part of a deal with prosecutors investigating a scheme to bribe a state court judge.Scruggs last year admitted conspiring to bribe another Mississippi judge in a dispute over $26.5 million in legal fees from Hurricane Katrina insurance cases. He is serving a 5-year sentence.Scruggs gained national prominence and earned hundreds of millions of dollars with a case that led to a multibillion-dollar settlement from tobacco companies. His efforts were portrayed in the 1999 film "The Insider" starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, known for taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, known for taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday a...

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