Ex-Arkansas state senator, 2 others plead not guilty

wireready_04-27-2017-12-15-07_08418_notguiltyplea
(AP) – A former Arkansas state senator and two co-defendants
have pleaded not guilty to bribery charges.Court records show Republican former Sen. Jon Woods, Ecclesia College
President Oren Paris III and consultant Randell Shelton Jr. entered the pleas
Monday in federal court in Fayetteville.

Woods allegedly accepted bribes from Paris in return for state grants to the
college while Shelton allegedly passed the bribes to Woods through his
consulting firm in return for a share of the money.

Woods faces 14 counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and one count of
money laundering. Paris and Shelton each face 13 counts of wire fraud and one
count of mail fraud.

Republican former state Representative Micah Neal pleaded guilty in January to four
counts of fraud related to the case.

WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI