Scrushy Appeal Denied Again

A federal appeals court has for the third time refused to release former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy from prison while his conviction is being appealed.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: June 25, 2008

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court has for the
third time refused to release former HealthSouth CEO Richard
Scrushy from prison while his conviction is being appealed.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a decision made
public Wednesday, ruled that it was denying Scrushy's request for
an appeal bond because the former CEO had not proven he is not a
flight risk.
Scrushy's attorneys have argued that following a hearing last
year a federal magistrate found that Scrushy was not a flight risk.
But a judge later held that he was.
Scrushy and former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman were convicted in
2006 of bribery and other charges in a government corruption case.
The 11th Circuit in March ordered Siegelman released from a
Louisiana federal prison on appeal bond.

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