Texan, Former State Representative, President of College and Consultant Sentenced for Bribery Scheme Springdale, Ark. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 13, 2018 A consultant along with his co-conspirators, the President of an Arkansas college and a former Arkansas State Representative, were sentenced in the past week for their roles in a bribery scheme in which state funds were directed to non-profit entities in exchange for kickbacks, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A.