Scrushy Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges

Fired HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in a government corruption scheme. Scrushy said he was offered immunity if he would testify against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.

A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted Scrushy, Siegelman and two former members of Siegelman's Cabinet on government corruption charges.

Scrushy faces two counts of bribery and one count of mail fraud. He is accused of providing $500,000 to Siegelman's unsuccessful 1999 campaign for a statewide lottery to benefit public education in return for an appointment to a state hospital regulatory board.