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Lawsuit caught WorldCom fraud early
By BILL MINOR
Wed,07/24/02-11:00PM , 154 Reads
JACKSON - A federal judge here, whose family members are tied to state Republican political activism, four months ago threw out a WorldCom shareholder lawsuit charging top officials of the huge long-distance telecommunications company with much of the book-cooking that shortly afterwards burst into a national financial scandal.
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It hasn't been dull with Musgrove
By BILL MINOR
Wed,07/17/02-11:00PM , 179 Reads
JACKSON - Ronnie Musgrove turns out to be a much more complex figure than merely a pointy-beaked country lawyer with a squeaky voice who landed in the state's governorship three years ago via an arcane constitutional provision.
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WorldCom good to Pickering
By BILL MINOR
Wed,07/10/02-11:00PM , 56 Reads
JACKSON - OK, Bernie Ebbers and WorldCom (or was it WorldCon?) are history, though not pleasant history, in a story of corporate executives lying to investors about the company's performance and a lot of little people having to pay the price.

Thankfully, I was not one of those who lost money in WorldCom, but I have friends who did.
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Possible successors to Ford are plentiful
By BILL MINOR
Thu,07/04/02-11:00PM , 183 Reads
JACKSON - There's too much grist grinding out of the rumor mill at the state Capitol about powerful House Speaker Tim Ford relinquishing the speakership reins, or maybe getting out of the Legislature entirely, for something not to be going on.
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