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fleur-de-lisa

(14,616 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 04:07 PM Aug 2018

AR State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) Indicted on Wire and Tax Fraud Charges

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arkansas-state-senator-jeremy-hutchinson-indicted-wire-and-tax-fraud-charges

A federal grand jury in Little Rock, Arkansas indicted current Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson yesterday for allegedly devising a scheme to steal thousands of dollars in campaign contributions—spending them on personal luxuries and expenses—and then falsifying state campaign finance reports and tax filings as part of the scheme.

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge Tamera Cantu of IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS–CI) Dallas Field Office, made the announcement.

Hutchinson, 44, of Little Rock, has been a State Senator since 2011 and first became involved in elected politics as a State Representative in 2000. The 12-count indictment charges Hutchinson with eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns. Hutchinson will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris on Sept. 18.

“Jeremy Hutchinson allegedly diverted contributions from his Arkansas State Senate campaigns to pay for an array of personal expenses,” said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. “The charges in this case demonstrate the commitment of the Department and our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those involved in alleged campaign-related misconduct.”
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AR State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) Indicted on Wire and Tax Fraud Charges (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 OP
Ha ha ha hahahahaaaa his wife did it, I heard!! Leghorn21 Aug 2018 #1
Hutchinson was forced to not run for reelection, so Hortensis Aug 2018 #2
And another one bites the dust... MineralMan Aug 2018 #3
Next! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #4
JFC do they always use they campaign contributions as a personal ATM? HipChick Aug 2018 #5
He's the nephew of Govenor Asa Hutchinson of Clinton impeachment fame. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #6
Well now, we may be a small and poor state but TomSlick Aug 2018 #7
K & R UTUSN Aug 2018 #8
Hutchinson must mean "dogshit" in Arkansas RhodeIslandOne Sep 2018 #9
K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #10

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
1. Ha ha ha hahahahaaaa his wife did it, I heard!!
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 04:12 PM
Aug 2018

Hahahaaaahaaa

🎶HEAD ‘EM UP
MOVE ‘EM OUT

FUCK OFFFFFFFFF🎶

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
2. Hutchinson was forced to not run for reelection, so
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 04:28 PM
Aug 2018

the state senate race is between Melissa Fults - D and Kim Hammer - R. Can't find much on either. She's a newbie the media seem to have defined by her stance on medical marijuana and Hammer is a current state legislator in another district.

Just hope this reminder of Republican corruption helps her somehow.

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sinkingfeeling

(51,280 posts)
6. He's the nephew of Govenor Asa Hutchinson of Clinton impeachment fame.
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 07:38 PM
Aug 2018

Love it! No matter if it's a big state, like Texas, or a small, poor one, like Arkansas, the GOP is corrupt!

TomSlick

(11,035 posts)
7. Well now, we may be a small and poor state but
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 09:06 PM
Aug 2018

the Koch brothers done bought themselves a mighty fine state legislature here. Guess eggs really are cheaper in the country.

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