From Staff Reports
Two Republicans have announced bids to seek the nomination for Arkansas lieutenant governor.
The general election is set for Nov. 8, 2022. As of Feb. 10, 2021, no Democrats have announced a bid for lieutenant governor.
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, who is barred by term limits from seeking re-election in 2022, has announced he will run for attorney general.
The candidates:
Dr. Greg Bledsoe
Bledsoe, 47, was appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson as the state s surgeon general in 2015. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and has been an instructor and medical consultant for the United States Secret Service.
After completing medical school and residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Bledsoe spent five years on faculty in the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine completing a two-year fellowship in International Emergency Medicine and a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In
Kansas City, KS Michael Tae Kim Ahlers of Lenexa, Kansas, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and filing a false tax return related to a scheme to embezzle money from the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). For six years, Mr. Ahlers embezzled more than half a million dollars for his personal benefit, while taking steps to circumvent the University s Finance and Administration Department, said David Talcott, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation division in the St. Louis Field Office. This type of financial fraud is a felony offense that carries severe consequences and we are committed to protect the integrity of the tax system and innocent victims that suffer a monetary loss.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Michael Tae Kim Ahlers, 49, of Lenexa, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and filing a false tax return related to a scheme to embezzle money from the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC).
“Michael Ahlers abused his position as the Administrative Officer for an academic and research medical center, stealing more than $500,000 to enrich himself,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard. “His guilty plea should send a message that, no matter your position, you cannot profit illegally or violate the trust of the company who hires you.”
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