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Mental Health Facilities Owner Convicted Of Bribing Top DHS Official

KUAR | By Michael Hibblen

Published July 20, 2016 at 6:32 PM CDT

Hear KUAR's Interview with Arkansas Times reporter Benji Hardy after closing arguments Thursday.

Ted Suhl arriving last week on the first day of his federal trial in Little Rock with family members.

A federal jury convicted a north Arkansas man who owned several mental health facilities on bribery charges late Thursday afternoon. The Arkansas Times reportsthat after almost five hours of deliberations, TedSuhlwas found guilty of four of six counts for allegedly funneling money to a top official at the Arkansas Department of Human Services in exchange for getting preferential treatment from the state.

Earlier in the day Thursday KUAR's Michael Hibblen spoke with Arkansas Times reporter Benji Hardy about closing arguments and the case against Suhl. You can listen to the interview above.

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Michael Hibblen

As News Director, Michael Hibblen oversees daily news coverage for KUAR. He handles assignments for the news staff, helps develop story ideas and edits copy. Michael isresponsible for starting a news-sharing partnership between public radio stations in Arkansas in 2009 which laid the foundation for what became Arkansas Public Media. He is also a regular panelist and fill-in host on AETN's Arkansas Week, where journalists discuss issues in the news.

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