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Fort Smith Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors and the Department of Health and Human Services

Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that William Jackson Moates, Jr., age 49, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, pled guilty today to two counts of Wire Fraud and one count each of Mail Fraud, Theft Concerning a Program Receiving Federal Funds, Money Laundering, and Theft or Embezzlement from an Employee Benefit Plan. The Honorable Chief Judge P.K. Holmes, III accepted the plea in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.

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Action Details

  • Date:October 11, 2016
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions