Cranford’s tainted contributions
The man in the middle of a massive public corruption probe gave money to dozens of Arkansas lawmakers.
The saga of Rusty Cranford
The man in the middle of Arkansas's vast public corruption scandal.
In testimony, lobbyists and former UCA president reveal reach of political fundraiser now on trial for bribery
Testimony about a university already tarnished by public corruption and an illegal but not uncommon campaign finance tactic dominated proceedings Tuesday in the bribery trial of former lobbyist Gilbert Baker. Along the way, Chief U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall…
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State yanks behavioral health provider funds
Another former executive with scandal-plagued mental health provider arrested.
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State Supreme Court Justice Wood cleared of ethics allegations
A state judicial ethics commission has dismissed a complaint filed against Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood, saying an investigative panel had found “insufficient cause to proceed.” Wood praised the decision by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission and…
Juror sent home with COVID, but political bribery trial moves forward
The long-awaited bribery trial of former state Sen. Gilbert Baker, a former Republican lobbyist from Conway, began Monday with news that a juror had contracted the coronavirus. The unidentified juror had been present for jury selection Friday and contacted the…
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Robin Raveendran and Person 9 in the Cranford/Preferred Family Healthcare web
The federal criminal information released as part of former lobbyist Rusty Cranford's June 7 guilty plea on bribery charges describes a Person 9 who worked for the nonprofit healthcare provider Preferred Family Healthcare and was associated with Cranford.