Serving the People of Arkansas
Welcome to the Western District of Arkansas. The Western District of Arkansas includes 34 counties stretching from Texarkana and El Dorado to Fayetteville and Fort Smith. This Office is proud to represent the federal law enforcement interests of the people of the Western District of Arkansas and the country. The office is responsible for the prosecution of federal criminal statutes for all of The Western District of Arkansas, from acts of terrorism to public corruption, white-collar crime, organized crime and gang activities, internet-related crimes, drug importation through Western Arkansas, and many other criminal acts. The Office also is charged, through its Civil Division, with defending agencies of the United States, enforcing regulatory agencies' authority, and recovering funds from violators of U.S. criminal, regulatory, and civil laws.
You will find several links to resources we hope you will find informative and helpful, including one to our press office website, which provides frequently updated news releases concerning the Office's criminal and civil prosecutions and initiatives.
May 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY THREE EL DORADO MEN SENTENCED TO A COMBINED 30 YEARS FOR OFFENSES RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE SEX OFFENDER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES SPRINGDALE MAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM EL DORADO MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR USE OF A FIREARM RELATED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING AND OTHER OFFENSESApril 2013
TEXARKANA MEN SENTENCED TO OVER 19 YEARS COMBINED FOR ROLES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS, MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED SOLICITATION OF A MINOR FORMER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER BRANDON BARBER AND FOUR CO-DEFENDANTS ARRAIGNED FOR CHARGES OF FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING NORTH CAROLINA MEN SENTENCED TO COMBINED 10 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE GURDON MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS AND TEN MONTHS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR FEDERAL FIREARMS VIOLATION BENTONVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO OVER TEN YEARS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINEMarch 2013
TWO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MEN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LITTLE ROCK WOMAN SENTENCED TO 48 MONTHS FOR BANK FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT, AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD FORT SMITH MAN APPEARS IN COURT TODAY ON CHARGES RELATED TO LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INCIDENT OPERATION CRYSTAL CLEAR RESULTS IN CHARGES AGAINST 24 DEFENDANTS AS PART OF INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WALDO AND MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS, AND TEXAS BAXTER COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 115 MONTHS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FORMER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, TWO ATTORNEYS, AND TWO OTHER MEN INDICTED ON BANK FRAUD, BANKRUPTCY FRAUD, WIRE FRAUD, AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES TEXARKANA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE AS PART OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY FORT SMITH MAN SENTENCED TO 24 MONTHS FOR HARASSING TELEPHONE CALLS TO TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY OFFICERSFebruary 2013
FORT SMITH BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FAILING TO PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAXES SPRINGDALE MAN SENTENCED TO 108 MONTHS FOR FEDERAL FIREARMS VIOLATION NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MEN SENTENCED TO A COMBINED 38 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR OFFENSES RELATED TO BRIBERY IN CONNECTION WITH A BANK LOAN INVESTMENT COMPANY OWNER ENTERS GUILTY PLEA TO WIRE FRAUD FOR DEFRAUDING CUSTOMER OF OVER $1 MILLION DOLLARS MEDIA ADVISORY SILOAM SPRINGS MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR MAILING WHITE POWDER AND THREATENING LETTERS TEXAS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THREATENING AN ARMED ATTACK AGAINST THE POLK COUNTY DHS OFFICE GEORGIA MAN FOUND GUILTY OF WIRE AND MAIL FRAUD FOR DEFRAUDING HIS ELDERLY RELATIVE OPERATION GREAT SCOTT UPDATE: 19 DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY AS PART OF INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WALDRON, MENA, AND FORT SMITH







