Thanks for the help. After some playing around the MIME::Lite, I think I've figured it out. (at least it seems that way because the e-mails are working correctly now.) The trick was to build two MIMEs and attach the second one to the first

Here's the modified code

$email_msg = MIME::Lite->new (
                Return-Path    =>$from,
                From        =>$from,
                To            =>$email_to,
                Subject        =>"Completed Transcripts ($count_trans 
+attached)",
                Type        =>'multipart/mixed',
                Encoding    =>'7bit'
                );
                    
if ($cc_email) {$email_msg->add(CC    =>$cc_email)}

# Build Part 2 which is 'multipart/alternative'

$body = MIME::Lite->new (
                    Type        =>'multipart/alternative',
                    Encoding    =>'7bit',
                    );
                    
    # Here's the fallback plain text message                
    $body->attach(        Type        =>'text/plain',
                        Encoding    =>'7bit',
                        Data        =>$plain
                        );
                        
    # Here's the HTML, nicely formated e-mail message                 
+   
    $body->attach(        Type        =>'text/html',
                        Encoding    =>'7bit',
                        Data         =>$html_body,
                        );
# Attach the "body" part to the original message

$email_msg->attach($body);

# Attach "attachments" to original message

foreach $file (sort keys %file_attach) {
    $email_msg->attach (Type    =>'application/msword',
                        Path     =>$file_attach{$file},
                        Filename=>$file,
                        Disposition=>'attachment',
                        Encoding =>'base64'
                        );
    }
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This builds a "correctly" nested e-mail.
--
Filmo the Klown

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