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\"\"A former district court judge in Arkansas was arrested Thursday in Little Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of sex in exchange for agreeing to take action on a criminal case pending before his court, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to court documents, Thomas David Carruth, 63, of Clarendon, was an elected judge of the Monroe County district court.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Thomas David Carruth, 63<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In April 2022, Carruth allegedly solicited sex from the girlfriend of a defendant in exchange for expediting that defendant\u2019s trial date.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carruth allegedly lied to FBI agents when questioned about the incident.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\"\"Carruth is charged by indictment with three counts of honest services wire fraud, three counts of using a facility in interstate commerce in furtherance of unlawful activity, one count of bribery, one count of making false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Carruth told KARK 4<\/a> News on Thursday that a woman in Clarendon has been trying to blackmail him in a case involving her boyfriend.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cA female has made a false accusation against me,\u201d Carruth said when reached by phone by KARK4.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carruth said the woman offered to \u201cdo anything\u201d to get her boyfriend out of jail and claims the attempted bribery happened when the two ran into each other outside of court, according to KARK4.<\/span><\/p>\n

The judge said he rejected the offer and immediately notified State Police and the FBI, KARK reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve done everything I\u2019m supposed to do,\u201d Carruth said. \u201cWhen someone tried getting me to do something, I contacted authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carruth faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the charges. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The FBI Little Rock Field Office is investigating the case with the assistance of the Arkansas State Police.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Trial Attorney Lauren Britsch Slater of the Criminal Division\u2019s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney J. William Crow for the Eastern District of Arkansas are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/div>\n
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