Preferred Family Healthcare of Springfield, Mo., will repay Arkansas and the federal government more than $8 million for its role in a Medicaid fraud and bribery scandal that involves criminal convictions of five former Arkansas state legislators.
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Jon Woods files motion to overturn conviction
Jon Woods files motion to overturn conviction JON WOODS: Release pending appeal denied by trial judge. File photo
Former Sen.
Jon Woods, serving an 18-year sentence for a bribery/kickback scheme, Monday filed a motion seeking dismissal of charges against him on account of information discovered since his trial
In a motion filed Monday in federal court in Fayetteville, Woods said his conviction should be thrown out because the government suppressed information that would have aided his defense. He was convicted on 15 counts of fraud related to kickbacks paid from state money channeled to Ecclesia College and a scheme involving a company set up by lobbyist Rusty Cranford.
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