Scrushy Asks for Early Release: Let Him Out
Richard Scrushy, the former CEO of HealthSouth who was acquitted of the criminal charges related to his role at that company but later convicted of bribery, has asked for an early release from prison based on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on “honest services fraud.” The Barometer says, “Let him out!” If you give him freedom, he will spend. And if he must spend, well, he might just lead those who have civil judgments against him to assets not as obvious as his two multi-million-dollar homes. The shareholders of HealthSouth might get some small portion of the $2.88 billion judgment recovered if Mr. Scrushy has to live outside prison. Mr. Scrushy is also at the half-way mark on his almost 7-year sentence. He ain’t goin’ anywhere except home to modest quarters that the Barometer bets he will try to upgrade.
