HealthSouth’s Scrushy Alleges Misconduct

Fired HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy filed a complaint accusing prosecutors of misconduct in the probe that led to federal fraud charges against him in connection with a massive accounting scandal.

Attorneys for Scrushy said prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence showing Scrushy’s innocence during a hearing last year, including comments he made during a conversation secretly recorded by a former HealthSouth financial chief.

The complaint was filed against U.S. Atty. Alice Martin, FBI agent Gerry Kelly and Richard Smith, deputy chief of the Justice Department’s fraud section.

From Associated Press