ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS RESULT IN ETHICS COMPLAINT FOR ARKANSAS JUDGE

JUDGE JIM O'HERN

 Little Rock / Ft. Smith, AR

Jim O'Hern, a Sebastian County Arkansas District Court Judge,  currently under investigation by the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission after a December 2016 arrest in Little Rock in connection with methamphetamine being found in a hotel room he rented for his self-proclaimed escort girlfriend, is possibly facing a second investigation by the JDDC.

Russ Racop, publisher of Bad Government in Arkansas blog has filed a complaint against O'Hern and three other individuals with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.

Racop's complaint states that O'Hern and his cohorts violated Arkansas Code 7-6-203 when a monetary contribution of $3, 875 was made by Sam and Susan Fiori under the guise of a trust. 

The maximum campaign monetary contribution limit in Arkansas is $2,700.

The full complaint can be viewed by clicking here.

If found to have committed the alleged violation of Arkansas law by the Ethics Commission, O'Hern and the others named in the complaint could face a public written warning/reprimand  and a fine.