Associated Press
Birmingham Times contributor
Audrey Lewis admits she was secretly working on behalf of fired HealthSouth CEO
Richard Scrushy, who she says paid her $11,000 through a PR firm and typically read her articles before publication.
Jay Reeves writes: "Lewis' columns were uniformly flattering toward the defense, both before and after money changed hands. After Scrushy hired [the PR firm], her stories moved from inside the newspaper to the front page."
