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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.

 

News

May 2013

FORMER TEXARKANA YOUTH BASEBALL COACH SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR TRANSPORTING MINORS WITH THE INTENT TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY

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 OFFENSES

April 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 METHAMPHETAMINE

March 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 OFFICERS

February 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

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