EX-ARKANSAS STATE SENATOR PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD, BRIBERY IN CORRUPTION PROBE
Hutchinson is the nephew of former Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the son of former U.S. Sen. Tim Hutchinson.
Former Arkansas state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, nephew of former Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, has been sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
Hutchinson pleaded guilty to the charges as part of a sprawling corruption probe that included several former lawmakers and lobbyists. He's awaiting sentencing in a separate case where he admitted to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to help a health nonprofit.
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As part of a plea agreement, Hutchinson admitted to accepting more than $150,000 from the co-owner of orthodontic clinics in exchange for efforts to change a dental practices law. He also admitted that he took more than $10,000 in campaign funds for his personal use and didn’t report $20,000-per-month payments he received from one law firm and other sources of income he knowingly concealed from his taxes.
Hutchinson, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, resigned from the Senate in 2018 when he was first charged with spending campaign funds on personal expenses.