As part of a plea agreement, the government dropped the other four counts of wire fraud and the like, leaving Scruggs with a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Backstrom faces a maximum two and a half years in prison.
Sitting in his Porsche SUV outside his attorney's bed & breakfast The 512, Scruggs said he could not talk about the guilty plea.
There is still no word from the university on how they will handle the guilty plea.
More information will be available later.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Scruggs Update: Plea agreement details
Posted by Paul Quinn at 2:31 PM