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The sixth and final defendant indicted in a farm program fraud scheme that rerouted more than $11.5 million intended to benefit farmers who had been discriminated against pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

A Yell County woman who helped two men under federal indictment escape from the Jefferson County jail in 2019 was arraigned Monday on allegations she violated the terms of her supervised release conditions.

A man described as the "quarterback" of a team of pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians and patients responsible for millions of dollars in fraudulent compounding prescriptions billed to the military insurer Tricare was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday by a federal judge in Little Rock.

Two men convicted in the contract killing of a Malvern woman will spend the rest of their lives in prison for her murder after their sentencing Wednesday in federal court.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who admitted to taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a drug trafficker was

A former Little Rock-based Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Wednesday for accepting bribes from a known drug trafficker in exchange for providing information that would help the trafficker continue to distribute cocaine, heroin and other controlled substances in Arkansas and other states.

The retrial of a former state legislator and Republican Party fundraiser scheduled for May 17 has been delayed until later this year following an order issued this week by the federal judge presiding over the case.

The retrial of a former state legislator and Republican Party fundraiser scheduled for May 17 has been delayed until later this year following an order issued this week by the federal judge presiding over the case.

A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent based in Little Rock is looking at a possible 15-year sentence in federal prison after a judge rejected his claim that he was given $31,000 by a Mexican drug dealer because the two had become friends while the drug dealer was working as a confidential informant.

A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent based in Little Rock is looking at a possible 15-year sentence in federal prison after a judge rejected his claim that he was given $31,000 by a Mexican drug dealer because the two had become friends while the drug dealer was working as a confidential informant.