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Michael A. Maggio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ARKANSAS<\/strong> – \u00a0A former state circuit admitted Friday to accepting a bribe in exchange for reducing the amount of damages a jury assessed against a Conway, Arkansas business, officials said.<\/p>\n

Michael A. Maggio<\/strong>, 53, of Conway, plead guilty to a one-count information charging him with bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, U.S. Department of Justice officials said.<\/p>\n

As part of his plea agreement, Maggio admitted the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • In \u00a02013, he served as an elected circuit judge for the state of Arkansas, Twentieth Judicial District, Second Division, presiding over a civil matter in Faulkner County Circuit Court.<\/li>\n
  • The plaintiff in that matter, the estate of a decedent, filed a complaint alleging, among other things, that a company, its owner, and others had neglected and mistreated the decedent leading to the decedent\u2019s death while the decedent was in their care.<\/li>\n
  • On May 16, 2013, a jury returned a verdict in the plaintiff\u2019s favor, awarding damages against the sole-remaining defendant, the company, in the amount of $5.2 million.<\/li>\n
  • About a month later, the company filed a motion for new trial or to reduce the amount of damages awarded by the jury to the plaintiff.<\/li>\n
  • Maggio further admitted that he formally announced his candidacy for the Arkansas Court of Appeals on June 27, 2013, while the post-trial motions were pending.<\/li>\n
  • On July 10, 2013, Maggio entered an order reducing the verdict against the company to $1 million.<\/li>\n
  • Prior to that order, officials said a fundraiser for Maggio\u2019s campaign told Maggio that the company\u2019s owner had committed money to support Maggio\u2019s campaign.<\/li>\n
  • The fundraiser also communicated with Maggio regarding the pending post-trial motions.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
  • On July 9, 2013, the owner \u00a0donated approximately $24,000 to Maggio\u2019s campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    As part of his plea, Maggio admitted that his decision to remit the judgment was improperly influenced by the donations that his campaign received from the company\u2019s owner, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Authorities also said Maggio further acknowledged that he attempted to delete text messages between the fundraiser and himself after the media became aware of the illicit contributions to his campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The FBI investigated this case.<\/p>\n

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