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Former treasurer of the Arkansas Court Reporters Association Michael Ashcraft pled guilty Friday, to theft of property, a Class D felony offense, stemming from charges filed by the Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge,

which accused Ashcraft of manipulating, misappropriating, and misusing membership funds in excess of $100,000, without the knowledge or permission of the Arkansas Court Reporters association board members or association membership.

Ashcraft pled guilty and was sentenced to 36 months unsupervised probation, and agreed to pay $18,122.76 in restitution. In addition to that amount,

Ashcraft pled guilty to one count. The theft of property took place between January 1, 2015 and July 1, 2018.

Ashcraft also served as Warren‘s fire chief.

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