Ex-HealthSouth Chief Scrushy’s Prison Term Cut to 70 Months
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HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard Scrushy may be freed this year after being resentenced to 70 months in prison for making a campaign contribution to Alabama’s former governor in exchange for a seat on a state hospital board.
U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller resentenced Scrushy, 59, today in Montgomery, Alabama, his lawyer, Arthur Leach, said. His original prison term was six years and 10 months. Before today, Scrushy’s projected release date was June 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.