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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors asked a court to throw out an indictment accusing a former HealthSouth Corp. president of fraud in a huge accounting scandal at the medical services chain.
In a one-sentence motion filed late Monday, the U.S. attorney's office said it wanted to dismiss the case against James P. Bennett, who denied any wrongdoing.
Prosecutors gave no reason for the request. Bennett was indicted in Feburary, during testimony in the trial of fired HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, who was cleared of charges that he directed a $2.7 billion earnings overstatement.
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