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Archive > July, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 7

This Just In

What's causing the TASS outbreak?

This Time, Former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Convicted
Scrushy Found Guilty of Bribing Ala. Governor for Seat on CON Board
Richard Scrushy, the former chief executive officer at HealthSouth Corp., accused of buying his way onto Alabama's certificate of need review board, was convicted on all six charges he faced, including bribery, conspiracy and four counts of mail fraud.

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