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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAR State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) Indicted on Wire and Tax Fraud Charges
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arkansas-state-senator-jeremy-hutchinson-indicted-wire-and-tax-fraud-chargesA federal grand jury in Little Rock, Arkansas indicted current Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson yesterday for allegedly devising a scheme to steal thousands of dollars in campaign contributionsspending them on personal luxuries and expensesand then falsifying state campaign finance reports and tax filings as part of the scheme.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge Tamera Cantu of IRS Criminal Investigation (IRSCI) Dallas Field Office, made the announcement.
Hutchinson, 44, of Little Rock, has been a State Senator since 2011 and first became involved in elected politics as a State Representative in 2000. The 12-count indictment charges Hutchinson with eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns. Hutchinson will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris on Sept. 18.
Jeremy Hutchinson allegedly diverted contributions from his Arkansas State Senate campaigns to pay for an array of personal expenses, said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. The charges in this case demonstrate the commitment of the Department and our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those involved in alleged campaign-related misconduct.
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AR State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) Indicted on Wire and Tax Fraud Charges (Original Post)
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Aug 2018
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Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)1. Ha ha ha hahahahaaaa his wife did it, I heard!!
Hahahaaaahaaa
🎶HEAD EM UP
MOVE EM OUT
FUCK OFFFFFFFFF🎶
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)2. Hutchinson was forced to not run for reelection, so
the state senate race is between Melissa Fults - D and Kim Hammer - R. Can't find much on either. She's a newbie the media seem to have defined by her stance on medical marijuana and Hammer is a current state legislator in another district.
Just hope this reminder of Republican corruption helps her somehow.
??
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)3. And another one bites the dust...
or rides the bus, depending on your musical tastes.
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)4. Next!
HipChick
(25,485 posts)5. JFC do they always use they campaign contributions as a personal ATM?
sinkingfeeling
(51,470 posts)6. He's the nephew of Govenor Asa Hutchinson of Clinton impeachment fame.
Love it! No matter if it's a big state, like Texas, or a small, poor one, like Arkansas, the GOP is corrupt!
TomSlick
(11,108 posts)7. Well now, we may be a small and poor state but
the Koch brothers done bought themselves a mighty fine state legislature here. Guess eggs really are cheaper in the country.
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)8. K & R
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)9. Hutchinson must mean "dogshit" in Arkansas
Another one?
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)10. K&R