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State Rep. Vivian Flowers (D-Pine Bluff) was one of several supporters of former Jefferson County judge and state lawmaker Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV inside a U.S. District Court gallery, where Wilkins heard his fate nearly five years after pleading guilty for bribery.
A former state legislator and county judge who pleaded guilty to bribery in federal court nearly five years ago is scheduled for sentencing today. He faces a potential maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The Arkansas Senate on Thursday rejected a proposed Senate rule change that would have prohibited any senator who owes state "back taxes" from claiming per diem reimbursements, and a proposed rule change that would have barred any senator from placing more than one bill each day on the Senate business calendar.
The Arkansas Senate on Thursday rejected a proposed Senate rule change that would have prohibited any senator who owes state "back taxes" from claiming per diem reimbursements, and a proposed rule change that would have barred any senator from placing more than one bill each day on the Senate business calendar.
Former FBI Special Agent Robert Cessario will be sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to charge of corrupt destruction of object in a criminal proceeding.