Jake C Files was born on March 27,1972 and is a Republican politician from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
11 Facts About Jake Files
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Jake Files pleaded guilty in 2018 to wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering relating to misuse of the state's surplus money and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Jake Files is the owner of FFH Construction, a general construction firm.
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Jake Files was first elected to the State Senate in 2010 in District 13.
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Jake Files was a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Auditing.
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Jake Files was chairman of the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
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In early 2017, Jake Files was accused of submitting false bids for the River Valley Sports Complex, a planned park of softball fields at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith.
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Jake Files then created three fictitious companies to bid for the project.
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Jake Files later proposed steering $150,000 of public funds from the state's General Improvement Fund to the project.
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Jake Files had control over the funds, and was chairman of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.
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Jake Files pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $83,900 in restitution.