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Tag: Jake Files

Showing crooks God’s love

Your tax dollars NOT at work in Fort Smith

Prison time begins for former Sen. Jake Files. More lawmakers to come.

Former senator Jake Files gets 18-month prison sentence

Special prosecutor to review wire transfer to former senator by nursing home owner

Jake Files never disclosed the $80,000 he received from nursing home executive

Fort Smith may sue former Sen. Files

The mysterious $80,000 wire transfer: Jake Files, the nursing home industry, and the “tort reform”...

Records show financial tie between senator and health agency she helped get grant

Eddie Cooper, former legislator, pleads guilty to kickback conspiracy