Michael Maggio
October Retrial Set for Gilbert Baker
A federal judge has scheduled the retrial of a former Arkansas state senator on bribery and fraud charges for the first week of October. read more >
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Trial of Ex-lawmaker Charged in Bribery Scheme Delayed
The trial of a former Arkansas lawmaker accused of conspiring to bribe a judge who acknowledged lowering a jury's award in a negligence lawsuit in exchange for campaign contributions has been delayed until October. read more >
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Gilbert Baker Pleads Not Guilty in Bribery Scheme
A former Arkansas lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired to bribe an ex-judge who admitted to lowering a jury's award in a negligence lawsuit in exchange for campaign contributions. read more >
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Blake Hendrix Appointed to Represent Gilbert Baker in Bribery Case
An attorney has been appointed to represent a former Arkansas lawmaker facing federal charges in what prosecutors say was a bribery scheme with an ex-judge. read more >
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Former State Sen. Gilbert Baker Indicted on Corruption Charges
Former State Sen. Gilbert Baker has been indicted on federal corruption charges in case that has already sent a former Faulkner County circuit judge to prison. read more >
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Mike Maggio Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court won't take up an appeal from a former Arkansas judge serving a 10-year prison sentence for bribery. read more >
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Mike Maggio Ordered to Start Prison Sentence
A former Arkansas judge was ordered to begin serving his 10-year prison sentence after an appeals court upheld his bribery conviction. read more >
by Associated Press -
Federal Appeals Panel Upholds Mike Maggio Bribery Conviction
A federal appeals court panel upheld the bribery conviction and prison sentence for a former judge who admitted to reducing a jury award against a nursing home operator in exchange for campaign contributions. read more >
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Appeals Court Sets Oral Arguments in Maggio Bribery Appeal
A federal appeals court panel has scheduled oral arguments for next month in the bribery case of former judge Michael Maggio. read more >
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Re-examining New Avenues to the Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Bar Association said last week that it isn’t looking at another proposed state constitutional amendment creating a system in which state Supreme Court justices would be appointed rather than elected. read more >
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John Goodson: No Role Model (Editorial)
Judges and lawyers who pervert the judicial system for their enrichment undermine the public’s faith in that system. They should not be board members of the state’s university system. read more >
Prosecutors Want Former Judge Mike Maggio in Prison on Due Date
Federal prosecutors want a former Arkansas judge to report to federal prison as scheduled to begin his 10-year sentence for bribery. read more >
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Arkansas Ex-Judge Asks to be Free for Bribery Appeal
A former Arkansas circuit judge has asked to delay reporting to federal prison while he appeals a bribery charge in which he admitted lowering a jury award in a civil lawsuit in exchange for campaign donations. read more >
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Arkansas Ex-Judge Mike Maggio Gets 10 Years in Prison in Bribery Case
A former Arkansas judge has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting he lowered a jury award in a lawsuit in exchange for campaign donations from a nursing home operator. read more >
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Michael Maggio to be Sentenced in Federal Bribery Case
A former judge in Arkansas is set to be sentenced in federal court Thursday after he admitted lowering a jury award in a civil lawsuit in exchange for campaign donations from a nursing home operator. read more >
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Prosecutors Say Arkansas Ex-Judge Does Not Deserve Leniency
Federal prosecutors say a former Arkansas circuit judge should be sentenced to 10 years in prison for lowering a jury award in exchange for campaign donations from a nursing home operator. read more >
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Prosecutors: Maggio Failed Lie Detector, Revealed New Details
Former Judge Mike Maggio tried to withdraw his guilty plea only after he failed a lie-detector test and then disclosed "substantial" new details of the bribery than he had previously revealed, prosecutors said Friday. read more >
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Appearances Matter II (Editorial)
Michael Lamoureux, the former state senator who is now Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s chief of staff, has some explaining to do. read more >
Choosing Arkansas Judges: Elections or Selections?
Two high-profile cases have brought renewed attention to the question of whether Arkansas' system of electing state Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges needs fixing. read more >
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Matt Campbell of the Blue Hog Report Keeps on Digging
Matt Campbell, viewing Arkansas politics with the eyes of a liberal outsider trained in the law, has brought down three major public officials in the last two years because, he says, he doesn’t like bullies and he thinks people should play by the rules. read more >
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