Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "If that doesn’t sicken you, see if you have the stomach for this:
Through all this, Judge Lackey admits that Balducci never offered him any money for resolving the case favorably to the Scruggs Katrina Group (“SKG”). See Exh. “N,” at 76-80. Thus, on the undisputed facts, it was the Government, not the defendants, that “repeatedly played the role of inducers,” and transformed this case from an incident of earwigging (a non-crime under Skilling) to a demand for money…
But even then, Movant had absolutely no connection to or knowledge of the Government’s bribery scheme. The proof is documentary. While Balducci was unaware that he was on camera, he promised Judge Lackey that Dick Scruggs did not know about any of this and that he would never know of it. Balducci repeatedly made this point: “this is just between you and me…This is just between me and you. …There ain’t another soul in the world that knows about this, ok?” Exh. “R”, 9/27/2007 Recording Tr. at 8-9."
