Tim Dudley
Augusta Place Attracts $9.3M Transaction (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Think Multifamily in Frisco, Texas, purchased its namesake project at 4907 Augusta Circle from F4 Little Rock 1 LLC of Edmond, Oklahoma. read more >
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Timbers Apartments in Maumelle Sold for $10.5M
Hungry for million real estate transactions? Here are 14 recent million-dollar deals. read more >
Coronavirus Delays Sentencing in Jeremy Hutchinson Case
It turns out that the pandemic is the reason that former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, still has not been sentenced more than a year after his guilty plea read more >
Change of Plea Hearing Set for Jeremy Hutchinson
Former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson has apparently struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors in Little Rock even before receiving a ruling on his motion to dismiss the indictment or suppress evidence handed over by his former mistress. read more >
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Shults & Adams Sues New York Lease Auditors for Unpaid Bills
Shults & Adams is suing its former client, Commercial Tenant Services Inc. of New York, for $416,441 in unpaid legal bills. read more >
Jeremy Hutchinson Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges, Alleges FBI Misconduct
Attorneys for former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson file a motion to dismiss fraud charges made against him in August by a federal grand jury, citing "a pattern of gross misconduct" by the FBI. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Jeremy Hutchinson Faces Foreclosure
First Security Bank filed a foreclosure complaint against Jeremy Hutchinson on Oct. 31, saying he was in default and owed the bank at least $338,001 for the principal of the mortgage on his west Little Rock condo. read more >
Who’s the Boss (Editorial)
Everyone knows the reason for a lobbyist's existence: to persuade lawmakers to do what the lobbyist wants him to do. But when lobbyists actually pay lawmakers — well, that’s influence of a whole other magnitude. read more >
Senator A’s Best Case (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Is it possible that Rusty Cranford believed he was bribing Jeremy Hutchinson for legislative actions, but Hutchinson thought he was being paid only for legal work? read more >
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Wheels of Justice in Motion for Disabled Vet Fraud Case
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 >
Alan Hope, Mikel Kullander Indicted in Federal Contract Scheme
Two officers of a North Little Rock company were indicted on 31 felony counts related to an alleged scheme to get millions in federal contracts by falsely claiming their company was headed by a disabled veteran. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Sentences Reduced for Two Walnut Ridge Embezzlers
The prison sentences ordered for two Walnut Ridge bank embezzlers were reduced by six months on Wednesday thanks to the sharp eye of their co-defendant's lawyer. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
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 >
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Steve Standridge: No Personal Gain From $7M Fraud
Steve Standridge was emotional but conspicuously unapologetic when he explained to a federal judge why he committed the crimes for which she had just sentenced him to five years in prison. read more >
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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 -
Steve Standridge Rounding Up Restitution Before Sentencing
Unless his defense attorney can change the judge’s mind, former Mount Ida insurance broker Steve Standridge will be sentenced Friday in federal court in Hot Springs. read more >
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 >
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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 >
Process Server Relates ‘Look of Terror’ on Face of Bond Scammer Kevin Lewis
Kevin Lewis wasn’t a high-profile guy until he started attracting lawsuits and the attention of federal investigators in connection with allegations of bank fraud involving multiple lenders. The day-to-day whereabouts of Lewis might be as enigmatic as the man, but Andy Myers can tell you where Lewis was on Feb. 3. That’s the day he caught up with Lewis at his parents’ home in Searcy. read more >
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Trial for Steve Standridge Put Off Until 2014
U.S. District Judge Brian Miller granted last week a motion by Standridge’s defense attorney, Tim Dudley of Little Rock, for a continuance. His trial is now scheduled for July 14, 2014. read more >