Mountain Pure LLC
John Stacks Sees Charges Dismissed
The five-year battle between the federal government and John Stacks ended July 20 when the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissed an indictment against the former owner of Mountain Pure LLC. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Search of Mountain Pure
U.S. District Judge Kristine G. Baker dismissed a lawsuit last week filed by Mountain Pure LLC of Little Rock and some of its employees over a 2012 search of the company's headquarters by federal agents. read more >
Judge Sets Aside Guilty Verdicts Against John Stacks
A federal judge in Little Rock has reversed Mountain Pure LLC owner John B. Stacks' conviction on two counts of making false statements to the Small Business Administration and ordered a new trial on five other counts of which he was convicted by a jury in October. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
John Stacks, Mountain Pure Owner, Convicted of Seven Federal Counts
A federal court jury deliberated for most of three days before reporting that it was hung on three additional counts of money laundering. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Fed Uncaps Its Case Against Mountain Pure’s John Stacks
The criminal trial of John Stacks, owner of Mountain Pure water bottler and former CEO of HomeBank of Arkansas, commenced last week before U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes, 12 jurors and two alternates. read more >
Simmons First Sues Mountain Pure for Defaulting on $16.5M in Loans
Simmons First National Bank has sued Mountain Pure and its owner, John B. Stacks, for defaulting on $16.5 million worth of loans. Meanwhile, Stacks is launching a website to offer his take on events surrounding his indictment in separate case. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
More Legal Battles Pile Up for Mountain Pure’s John Stacks
In the first of two lawsuits filed against the water bottling company this month, North Bay Investors LTD of Miami Beach, Fla., sued Mountain Pure and its owner, John B. Stacks — who is facing federal felony charges in an unrelated matter — over a deal that collapsed late last year. read more >
Lawsuit Makes Splash Against Mountain Pure
Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC of Atlanta, a supplier of cardboard packing material, has filed a civil lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court alleging that Mountain Pure and its related entities, Mountain Pure MS LLC and Mountain Pure Texas LLC, haven’t paid their bills. read more >
John Stacks: Federal Charges ‘Without Merit’ But Not Surprising
Banker and business owner John Stacks has issued a statement denying any wrongdoing in his dealings with a Small Business Administration loan while complaining that a recent federal indictment was so vague that "we're not exactly sure what it is alleging." read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
John Stacks, Banker and Owner of Mountain Pure Water, Indicted on 11 Counts
John Stacks, the owner of water bottler Mountain Pure LLC, was indicted Tuesday on 11 felony counts related to what federal prosecutors say was a fraudulent loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2009. Charges include wire fraud and money laundering. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Federal Agents Sued After Raiding Bottled Water Employees, Confiscating Cellphones
Mountain Pure LLC of Little Rock and several of its employees said federal agents crossed the line when they executed a search warrant at the plant in January 2012. read more >