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Jeremy Hutchinson asks judge for short prison sentence

Former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson today asked a federal judge to sentence him to the same prison term — a year and one day — as two others already sentenced in the same sprawling bribery scheme that spanned two states and ended political careers.
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UPDATE: Bribe case defendants Tom and Bontiea Goss enter guilty pleas in Arkansas legislative scandal surrounding Preferred Family Healthcare

A reminder of the Ecclesia state funding scandal.
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Bryan King renews fight to get repayment of state money sent to Ecclesia College

Former senator is back trying to recoup state money sent to Christian college in bribery scheme.

8th Circuit upholds former Sen. Jon Woods' conviction in bribery case

The end of the legal line is near for the former senator, who has almost 14 years remaining on his sentence.
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8th Circuit upholds Oren Paris' conviction in Ecclesia kickback/bribe case

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the conviction of Oren Paris III, former president of Ecclesia College, in the kickback/bribery scheme involving state one funneled by two former legislators, Micah Neal and Jon Woods.

Unsealed court documents include kickback accusation against former state Rep. Tim Summers; Summers says "Jon Woods is a proven liar"

The more than 500 pages of court filings recently unsealed by Federal Judge Timothy Brooks in the federal corruption case against former state Sen. Jon Woods include notes from a 2017 meeting between former state Rep. Micah Neal and federal investigators. According to these notes, Neal described what appears to be an accusation by Woods that state. Rep. Tim Summers, then a lobbyist, took kickbacks in exchange for helping to get GIF money for an affiliate of Preferred Family Healthcare where Summers worked on staff.
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State to seek repayment from Ecclesia College. At last.

Doug Thompson reported in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today that the state Finance and Administration Department has asked Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to sue to recover at least $600,000 of the $700,000 in tax money sent to the private Ecclesia College in a scheme orchestrated by legislators who took kickbacks from the money. It's about time.

'Unprecedented' cooperation results in home confinement for Micah Neal

UPDATE: Former state Rep. Micah Neal has received a probationary sentence, including one year of home confinement, for what Judge Timothy Brooks called an "unprecedented" reduction in sentencing guidelines for his cooperation in the case in which he's pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks from more than $600,000 in state money he helped direct to Ecclesia College.
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Oren Paris gets three years for Christian college kickback scheme

The sentencing hearing has begun in Fayetteville for Oren Paris III, the former president of Ecclesia College, who's pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks in return for state money funneled to the college. The government has recommended an offense level that could produce a sentence ranging from 87 to 108 months, but Judge Timothy Brooks has not imposed the maximum guideline sentencing in two previous related cases. UPDATE: Oren Paris III, the former president of Ecclesia College, who's pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks in return for state money funneled to the college,, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $621,500.

Government disputes Neal claim to be minor player in bribery scheme

The opening round of sentences for two of those convicted with a bribery scheme involving state money shipped to Ecclesia College in Springdale probably didn't calm the nerves of two defendants who'll be sentenced next week. And the government has disputed the claim of one of them to have been a minor player in the crime.
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UPDATE: Judge hammers Jon Woods with more than 18 years in prison

Federal Judge Timothy Brooks has sentenced former Sen. Jon Woods to 220 months, or more than 18 years in prison and ordered him to make restitution of $1.6 million for masterminding kickback schemes from state money.

Jon Woods' sentencing hearing still underway; points against him stacking up

Sentencing of former Sen. Jon Woods is underway today in federal court in Fayetteville and a stiff sentence seems likely.
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