J. Leon Holmes

Chis Milum, a lender at First Community Bank of Batesville, recently received the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award for his service as captain and company commander of the Army National Guard’s 224th Maintenance Company in Mountain Home. read more >

With a pretrial hearing scheduled for Thursday and trial set to start Sept. 5, the filings are flying in the federal criminal case of R. Alan Hope and Mikel C. Kullander. read more >

A U.S. District Court judge in Little Rock recently ruled Welspun Pipe’s insurance carrier doesn’t have to pay the pipe manufacturer $13.5 million for a loss tied to a 2012 fire at its Little Rock plant. read more >

Prosecutors scored point after point Friday, but U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes sentenced former State Treasurer Martha Shoffner to 30 months in federal prison — less than half the time that the U.S. Attorney's office sought. read more >

As expected, federal prosecutors in Little Rock have filed an appeal with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in hopes of preserving the seven convictions it won against John Stacks, owner of the Mountain Pure bottled water company. read more >

A federal judge on Monday rejected Martha Shoffner's plea of guilty to a single count of mail fraud because the former state treasurer could not admit that she raised campaign funds with the intention of spending the money on personal expenses. read more >

Federal prosecutors are on record as opposing any leniency in developer Steve Clary’s case, in which the federal sentencing guideline suggests 33 to 41 months in prison. read more >