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Sentencing delayed in Mississippi prison contract bribery case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing has been indefinitely delayed for a Carthage man who pleaded guilty to bribing former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps. Court records show U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on Monday put […]

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Contractor: Former Mississippi prison leader sought bribes

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One man pleaded guilty Friday and another was indicted on federal charges that they paid bribes and kickbacks to a former Mississippi corrections commissioner in exchange for contracts. Sam Waggoner, 61, […]