Ex-HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy said he is resigning his position on the board of his old company. Last fall, the executive was acquitted on federal charges related to the massive accounting fraud at the Birmingham, AL-based hospital chain. After the trial Scrushy announced plans to win his old job back, despite warnings that a comeback was probably impossible. The new HealthSouth board was in no mood to welcome him back and will be relieved at his resignation. Scrushy remains under indictment in another case.
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