LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ A sentencing hearing is scheduled for later this month
in the case of a former Arkansas lawmaker and county judge who pleaded guilty to
accepting more than $80,000 in a corruption probe ensnaring several former legislators and others.
A notice filed last week says Henry “Hank” Wilkins IV is set to be sentenced
in federal court on Aug. 29th in Little Rock. Wilkins in April admitted while
a state lawmaker from 2010 to 2014 he accepted a series of bribes from lobbyists
and nonprofit organizations. Prosecutors say in exchange, Wilkins voted in
favor of specific legislation and steered about $245,000 to entities
funneling bribes to Wilkins through his church.
Wilkins, a former state representative and senator, stepped down as Jefferson
County judge earlier this year.
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