A former Arkansas State Police investigator and Greene County sheriff s office lieutenant convicted of pocketing more than $30,000 in a sting operation argued in court Thursday that he hasn t been given enough time off his sentence for participating in rehabilitation programming.
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Former Greene County lieutenant pleads guilty to stealing FBI money
A former sheriff s lieutenant in northeast Arkansas faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal theft charge.
Credit: US Attorney s Office Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:12 AM CST December 22, 2020
PARAGOULD, Ark. A former sheriff s lieutenant in northeast Arkansas faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal theft charge.
Prosecutors say 56-year-old Allen Scott Pillow entered the guilty plea Monday, Dec. 21. He s accused of stealing more than $30,000 in a sting operation that was set up by the FBI.
According to court records, FBI agents set up a fake scene and asked Pillow to investigate after they received information that he might be abusing his role at the Greene County Sheriff s Office.