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502:, between the tobacco executives, Moore, and the other attorneys general, the Mississippi attorney general announced a settlement was reached in a press conference on June 20, with the tobacco companies agreeing to pay $ 368.5 billion to the 40 states involved, submit to new regulations, and significantly curtail their advertising. The national settlement required the approval of the
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Scruggs. Presley Blake, a political consultant, interceded and arranged for Patterson and Scruggs to meet, which resulted in Patterson dropping the inquiry and Scruggs reducing his fee for the state. At Scruggs' urging, in 1994, state legislation was amended explicitly authorizing the attorney general to contract attorneys on contingency.
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corruption charges stemming from the excessive purchase of seashells by the county to pave private driveways, gaining statewide media attention. During his tenure he also established youth education programs concerning child abuse and alcohol and illegal drug use. He won reelection in 1983 with 83 percent of the vote and left office in 1988.
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November 2002, Moore told the press that while his office had the desire to re-prosecute the murders, it was struggling to build a strong criminal case. By the end of the year the attorney general's office had suspended efforts to retry the case.
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Barnett for taking illegal campaign contributions. Moore then negotiated Barnett's resignation and secured his cooperation into an investigation into other illegal contributions from utility companies to public service commissioners. From 1995 to 1997, the office led a corruption investigation
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Pharmaceutical Industries, Janssen, Endo, and Allergan, accusing them of concealing the addictiveness of opioids and violating Ohio laws concerning
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Mississippi Legislature to pass a bill to allow the attorney general to investigate public corruption and convene grand juries and subpoena documents in such cases without a preliminary request from a local district attorney. He established a white collar
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counties. In 1979, he won election to the office of district attorney for the 19th
Judicial District. Aged 26, he came into office in 1980 as the youngest elected official in Mississippi. In his first year as district attorney, Moore prosecuted four of the five sitting Jackson County supervisors on
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February 1989, Moore settled a lawsuit against the state over the drawing of judicial districts in a manner which allegedly diluted the political strength of black voters. Citing their high cost to the state and the high probability of losing, he announced that his office would no longer defend
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of his disappointment that the state had never prosecuted the murders and said, "It is our belief at this point that
Preacher Killen was one of the masterminds of the Neshoba County killings. We're making progress in the case. All the troops are excited." Price died in an accident in 2001, which,
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products. On May 23, 1994, Moore filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state of
Mississippi in the Jackson County Chancery Court against 13 tobacco manufacturing companies in pursuit of damages to cover the medical costs incurred by the state to treat persons afflicted by smoking-related illnesses. He
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Scruggs had donated $ 20,000 to his 1991 campaign fund. In 1992 the auditor began working with the Hinds County district attorney to build a criminal case
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cases against asbestos manufacturers and construction companies in pursuit of damages against adversely-impacted individuals. On April 26, 1989, Moore filed a lawsuit in a circuit court on behalf of the state seeking $ 200 million in compensatory damages against 27 companies for the presence of
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310:. The three of them were relatively young Democrats and shared similar goals in-so-far as ameliorating Mississippi's national reputation, supporting greater public health resources, and improving public education. The media collectively referred to them as the "boys of summer" and "
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would block the attorney general's action. Fordice argued that Moore's proceedings were a publicity stunt and would damage efforts to attract industry to Mississippi. Moore countered by deriding the governor as "a new
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painkillers. The cases were settled in 2007, but as a result of the effort Moore became familiar with opioid-related litigation and formed relationships with other attorneys with experience in the subject. With the
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the state against civil rights lawsuits in court. That year, two special assistant attorneys general in Moore's office recommended that the state of Mississippi reopen a criminal investigation into the 1964
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justified his the suit to the media by arguing, "This is a taxpayers' lawsuit. The bottom line is the are paying hundreds of millions of dollars a year to treat people who have tobacco related disease."
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established a good working relationship between their offices, such that the attorney general's prosecutors were able to quickly follow up on instances of fraud and embezzlement uncovered by auditors.
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also entered the race. During the brief campaign, Moore split his time between the events in the 5th congressional district and his work at the attorney general's office in
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asbestos in 221 state facilities, stating that the money could be used to renovate the buildings and remove the material. He hired attorney
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1983:(second ed.). University Press of Mississippi.
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1899:(third ed.). SAGE Publishing.
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1198:"Moore wants new anti-drug power"
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1920:. University of Nebraska Press.
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1185:. February 19, 2003. p. 9A.
1078:Boyer, Peter J. (May 19, 2008).
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925:"Moore leaving politics for now"
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