Former Missouri Charity Executives Plead Guilty in Widespread Fraud Case

Former Missouri Charity Executives Plead Guilty in Widespread Fraud Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) logo is pictured on a wall in New York on Dec. 5, 2013. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Caden Pearson
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Two former Missouri-based non-profit executives pleaded guilty Thursday to their roles in a multimillion-dollar public scheme that involved embezzlement and bribing Arkansas elected officials, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 63, and her husband, Tommy Ray Goss, 66, received favorable legislative and official actions in return for bribes and kickbacks they, and other co-conspirators, offered and paid to elected officials in Arkansas over many years.

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