LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ A consultant who was convicted of funneling kickbacks
to Arkansas lawmakers in exchange for keeping some of the money has been
sentenced to six years in prison.
Randell Shelton Jr. was also ordered Thursday to pay approximately $660,000 in
restitution and to serve three years of supervised release after finishing his
sentence.
Prosecutors say Shelton’s consulting firm acted as a go-between for bribes paid
to two state lawmakers. Former Sen. Jon Woods and former Rep. Micah Neal, both
Republicans, were convicted of directing state funds to a private Christian
college in exchange for kickbacks.
In May, Shelton and Woods were convicted of fraud. Woods was sentenced
Wednesday to 18 years in prison. Both Ecclesia College former president Oren
Paris III and Neal pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next week.
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