Five Facing Arkansas Fraud Charges Plead Not Guilty

Five co-defendants arraigned on various fraud and money laundering charges involving several northwest Arkansas real estate transactions and related financing are pleading not guilty to all charges, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Brandon Barber, K. Vaughn Knight, James Van Doren, Jeff Whorton and Brandon Rains have all been released on bond subject to both standard pre-trial conditions and a special condition prohibiting them from incurring new financial debt.

Barber also is confined to home detention and subject to GPS monitoring, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Western District of Arkansas.

Bonnie Sinnock

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Bonnie Sinnock is National Mortgage News' Capital Markets Editor at Arizent and has worked for NMN and affiliated publications since 1995. Her... Read full bio

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