Tagged: Gary Rickenbach

Feds Ask To Sell One Bank & Trust

Feds Ask To Sell One Bank & Trust

Banking & FinanceLegalCover Story

A change of ownership is in motion for Little Rock’s One Bank & Trust. The U.S. government has asked for a court-ordered stock sale of controlling interest in the $305 million-asset bank. read more >

Trial Set for June 1 for Former One Bank Execs

Trial Set for June 1 for Former One Bank Execs

WhispersBanking & FinanceLegal

The federal criminal trial of two remaining defendants formerly of One Bank & Trust of Little Rock is still scheduled to start next week, although indications are that it will be June 1 rather than May 30. read more >

The Art of the Plea Deal (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

The Art of the Plea Deal (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

OpinionBanking & FinanceLegalEditor's Note

While the sentence was up to Judge Holmes, defense lawyer W.H. Taylor of Fayetteville negotiated a deal in which Dennis Smiley Jr. pleaded guilty to only a single count of bank fraud — but he had to accept responsibility and restitution for more than 20 bank victims and their combined losses of nearly $5 million. read more >

Matthew Sweet Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

Banking & FinanceLegal

Matthew D. Sweet, the former comptroller of One Bank & Trust of Little Rock, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of money laundering, and federal prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence of probation. read more >