Serving the People of Arkansas
Welcome to the Western District of Arkansas. The Western District of Arkansas includes 34 counties stretching from Texarkana and El Dorado to Fayetteville and Fort Smith. This Office is proud to represent the federal law enforcement interests of the people of the Western District of Arkansas and the country. The office is responsible for the prosecution of federal criminal statutes for all of The Western District of Arkansas, from acts of terrorism to public corruption, white-collar crime, organized crime and gang activities, internet-related crimes, drug importation through Western Arkansas, and many other criminal acts. The Office also is charged, through its Civil Division, with defending agencies of the United States, enforcing regulatory agencies' authority, and recovering funds from violators of U.S. criminal, regulatory, and civil laws.
You will find several links to resources we hope you will find informative and helpful, including one to our press office website, which provides frequently updated news releases concerning the Office's criminal and civil prosecutions and initiatives.
October 2012
RUDY, ARKANSAS MAN AND WOMAN EACH SENTENCED TO ELEVEN YEARS AND THREE MONTHS FOR DEFRAUDING THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS OF $4 MILLION BENTON COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FLORIDA COFFEE VENDOR AND SAM’S CLUB SENIOR BUYER SENTENCED FOR 4-YEAR COFFEE-KICKBACK SCHEMESeptember 2012
FIVE NEW ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS SWORN INTO OFFICE IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FORMER STAFFING AGENCY OWNER SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS FOR HARBORING AND SHIELDING ILLEGAL ALIENS OPERATION ICE PICK RESULTS IN CHARGES AGAINST 23 DEFENDANTS AS PART OF INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN GURDON, ARKANSAS AND SURROUNDING AREAS FORMER EL DORADO BOOKKEEPER PLEADS GUILTY TO SEVEN COUNTS OF DEFRAUDING DOCTOR AND BANK OUT OF MORE THAN $540,000.00 SILOAM SPRINGS MAN CONVICTED OF MAILING WHITE POWDER AND THREATENING LETTERS