Former Arkansas lawmaker sentenced to 18 years in prison

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 5:34 pm
CDT, Wednesday, September 5, 2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas state senator was sentenced Wednesday to more than 18 years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme.

Jon Woods was sentenced to 220 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay over $1.6 million in restitution.

Woods, a Republican, was convicted in May of 15 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering for a bribery scheme in which prosecutors said he and another state legislator worked to steer state money to a private Christian college.

Prosecutors said Woods and former state Rep. Micah Neal directed approximately $600,000 in state funds to two nonprofits, including Ecclesia College, in exchange for kickbacks which were funneled through a consulting company.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Former-Arkansas-lawmaker-sentenced-to-18-years-in-13207306.php

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The art of the deal: Jon Woods inspired by Donald Trump
Posted By David Ramsey on Tue, May 1, 2018 at 3:09 PM

ORANGE CRUSH: "He sees through people."

Former state Sen. Jon Woods has always loved to make deals.

Woods, currently on trial for federal corruption charges involving a series of alleged kickback schemes, learned the "art of the deal" from Donald Trump. Back when every prominent Republican in Arkansas was avoiding any public association with the Trump campaign for presidency (remember when Governor Hutchinson said "It is up to Arkansas to stop the Donald Trump show"?), Woods became the first lawmaker in the state to endorse Trump.

"I've always been a fan," Woods told me in an interview at the time. "It's not anything new to me. I bought 'The Art of the Deal' and the 'Art of the Comeback' when they came out. I've just followed him for a long time."

"There's a lot that people in general can learn [from his books]," Woods added. All kinds of things, no doubt.

More:
https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2018/05/01/the-art-of-the-deal-jon-woods-inspired-by-donald-trump

[C Moon]

1. It's great to see these aholes doing time. We need to bring down many more white collar criminals

and then we can have our country the way it was intended.

[Hortensis]

5. Yes. We need zero tolerance established

and strenuously enforced, including tightening up laws written by the very people who need leashing. I'd like to make the rules too simple to argue or hide behind. Not a damned dime sounds good to me.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Pardon Time. "He said really nice things about me".

[sinkingfeeling]

3. One down, about a dozen crooked Republican state officials to go.

[Nitram]

4. I hope every single person who supported Trump will be tainted by the association.

Great to see Trump apprentices crash and burn for bribery, corruption, fraud, theft, etc.

[WhiteTara]

6. I'm waiting for them to arrest Bob Ballinger

he was in on the steal. Now he's running for the senate so he can steal more. Vote Jim Wallace