2012 Arkansas – Criminal Conviction – Hudson Hallum, Kent Hallum, Phillip…

Democratic Rep. Hudson Hallum, his father Kent Hallum, and two campaign workers, Phillip Wayne Carter and Sam Malone, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit election fraud. The lawmaker’s campaign bribed absentee voters and destroyed ballots in the Arkansas District 54 primary, runoff, and general elections in 2011. Hudson Hallam was sentenced to one year of home detention, three years’ probation, and was ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and complete 100 hours of community service. Kent Hallum received probation and nine months’ home confinement. Sam Malone received three years’ probation (7.2 months of which was home confinement), and 100 hours of community service. Carter received three years’ probation (five months of which was monitored home confinement) 100 hours of community service, and a $2,500 fine.