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Jeff Rosenzweig

Banking & Finance / Industry / Legal

Court Reverses Sanctions on Sanford

Attorney Josh Sanford of Little Rock won his latest round with U.S. District Court Judge Billy Roy Wilson in a long-running feud over allegations Sanford charges excessive and unearned fees. read more >
Lonnie Parker
Health Care / Legal

Patient Death Supersedes Indictment in Parker CaseLock Icon

A grand jury in a superseding indictment accused Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker of Texarkana of causing the death of a patient. read more >
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Jailed Lawyer Matt Henry Seeks ReviewLock Icon

The Little Rock attorney who has been sitting in the Pulaski County jail since March 22 for civil contempt of court asked the Arkansas Supreme Court last week to look at his case. read more >
Matthew Henry, as he appeared in 2014, has been jailed since March 22 (inset).
Legal

Police Investigate Attorney Matt Henry After Client Money VanishesLock Icon

A Little Rock attorney who has been in the Pulaski County jail since March 22 for contempt of court is being investigated after $425,000 in client money went missing, and his recent divorce case reveals that he used money from his client trust account for personal expenses. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal

Accelerated Executions: Arkansas Plans 8 Over 10-Day Period

After nearly a dozen years without an execution, Arkansas is racing to put eight men to death next month over a 10-day period — an unprecedented timetable the state says is necessary. read more >
The Brinkley headquarters of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. and its related companies.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Trustee: Turner Grain Transferred $100M to Related Firms

Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley transferred nearly $100 million to its related companies a year before it filed for bankruptcy protection, according to lawsuits recently filed by its Chapter 7 trustee. read more >
Joseph Boeckmann
Legal

Ex-Judge Joseph Boeckmann Indicted on Fraud, Bribery Charges

A former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts has been indicted on federal fraud and bribery charges, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. read more >
Banking & Finance / Insurance / Legal

Third Walnut Ridge Defendant Gets Shorter Sentence, Co-Conspirators May Benefit

Sharp-eyed lawyering resulted in a shorter prison term for Peggy Sutton, the last of three defendants to be sentenced for stealing almost $4 million from First National Bank of Lawrence County, and it could bode well for her co-conspirators. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal

Arkansas Says It Has All Drugs Needed for Executions

Arkansas said Tuesday that it has a new supply of a drug used for lethal injections that had expired last month, potentially clearing the way for the state to resume executions after a decade-long hiatus. read more >
Arkansas Department of Correction's execution chamber at the Cummins Unit.
Government & Politics / Legal

Arkansas Execution Drug Expiring, Governor Says Find More

Arkansas' stockpile of a paralytic drug needed for the executions of eight death row inmates will expire at midnight Thursday, leaving the state without a means to resume executions for the first time in a decade. read more >
Legal

Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect 50 Arkansas Inmates

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued Monday will allow more than 50 Arkansas inmates serving life sentences without parole for murders they committed as juveniles a chance to one day be free, but how that will happen is still in question. read more >
Ulonzo Gordon
Legal

Arkansas to Add Case to Growing List in Juvenile Appeals

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to add an Arkansas case to the growing list of appeals asking whether a 2012 ruling that struck down mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of murder should be applied retroactively. read more >
The Brinkley headquarters of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. and its related companies.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Insurance

Forensic Audit Ordered But No Answers Yet in Turner Grain Collapse

More than a year after the collapse of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc., farmers and other creditors still don’t know what happened to tens of millions of their dollars. read more >
With his term ending in less than a year, Mike Beebe could become the first governor of Arkansas since Frank White to not oversee a state execution.
Government & Politics / Legal

Asa Hutchinson Signs Lethal Injection Measure; Lawsuit Filed

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday approved legislation aimed at restarting executions after a decade-long lull, prompting several death row inmates to ask a court to strike the measure down. read more >
Jeremy Hutchinson
Government & Politics / Legal

Arkansas Senate Committee Backs Prison Overhaul Bill

A key component of Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan to overhaul the state prison system and reduce an inmate backlog received bipartisan support from a Senate committee Wednesday. read more >
Drs. Robert and Angela Barrow practice at this office in west Little Rock. | (Photo by Jason Burt)
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

Massage Therapist Pleads Guilty, Will Testify Against Barrows

Billy Marc Young, the Conway massage therapist who allegedly helped perpetuate a health care fraud, has taken a plea deal and will testify for the prosecution of Drs. Robert Barrow and Angela Barrow. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal

Andrea Davis’ Law License Suspended

The Hot Springs attorney who was involved in an "inappropriate" relationship with Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel in 2012 has had her law license suspended. read more >