A wealthy attorney who helped put trial lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs behind bars will be sentenced Dec. 16 for attempting to influence Hinds County Judge Bobby DeLaughter, according to court documents.

Booneville attorney Joey Langston was representing Scruggs when Scruggs became entangled in a high-profile bribery scandal last year. It wasn't long before the FBI raided Langston's office, then pressured him to take a plea bargain and cooperate with investigators.

Langston told federal authorities that he and Scruggs conspired to influence DeLaughter in an asbestos case.

Langston will be sentenced by Chief Judge Michael P. Mills. Scruggs was sent to prison for conspiring to pay a judge for a favorable ruling in a case involving legal fees from Hurricane Katrina cases.