Bribery case's Maggio out of prison
Michael Maggio, the former Faulkner County circuit judge imprisoned for accepting a bribe, was released from prison last week after serving less than half of his 10-year sentence, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmate database.
His attorneys could not be reached for comment Saturday. James Hensley, a Conway attorney who represented Maggio for a time, said he is "not involved right now."
Maggio was released Wednesday, the database shows.
In July 2013, Maggio lowered a jury verdict against Michael Morton of Fort Smith, the owner of Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, from $5.2 million to $1 million, in a wrongful-death case.
Two days earlier, Morton wrote or had an employee write 10 $3,000 checks to political action committees that were primarily helping Maggio's campaign as Maggio sought a seat on the state Court of Appeals.
Read more: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/oct/24/bribery-cases-maggio-out-of-prison/?news-arkansas