$425,000 has recently been confiscated from former District Attorney of Hinds County Ed Peters. The money is alleged to be linked to an asbestos-related judicial bribery investigation that Peters is thought to have been involved in.

The money that was confiscated to be held by the U.S. Marshals Service was paid by the firm representing a Hinds County attorney, Joey Langston, who was prosecuted in the bribery trial. Peters, although not yet charged, is believed to be guilty of helping persuade a judge to rule in the favor of Langston’s client in a number of asbestos lawsuits.

Asbestos was used in a variety of building, automotive, ship yard, and naval materials during the early twentieth century. Use of the substance did not begin to become regulated until the 1970’s around which time the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was formed by congress.

Exposure to asbestos-containing materials has proven to result in the development of a number of asbestos-related diseases. Such diseases include asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer all of which have a significantly long latency period. Due to the extended latency period the diagnosed are often left with very limited treatment options which tend to be very expensive. In many situations such a disease is already in its advanced stages of development by the time diagnosis occurs.

Peters is alleged to have received a total of $1 million dollars for his role in the persuasion of the judge ruling in the case.

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