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Encyclopedia > Webster Hubbell

Webster Lee Hubbell (born 1949), known as Webster L. Hubbell, was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He was a lawyer in Pulaski County before serving as Mayor of Little Rock from 1979 until he resigned in 1981. He was appointed by Bill Clinton as chief justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court in 1983. When Clinton became President, Hubbell was appointed as associate attorney general; he was general considered the third most powerful person in the Justice Department. State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... There is also a Littlerock, California. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ...


In December 1994, Hubbell pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and tax evasion charges connection with his handling of billing at the Rose Law Firm. In 1995, he was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment. In 1998, he was indicted on additional federal tax evasion and conspiracy charges. He made a plea bargain with independent counsel Kenneth Starr, agreeing to plead guilty, pending judicial review, to a felony charge of lying about the role he and Hillary Clinton played as attorneys in Castle Grande, a failed land deal, that contributed to the collapse of Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan. By avoiding a trial, Hubbell insured that Hillary Clinton would not have to testify in court during her run for U.S. Senate. In October of 2000, the Supreme Court dismissed Hubbell's indictment. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ... The Whitewater scandal was an American political scandal which developed in Bill Clintons first term as president, after the death of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ... Alternate uses: See Conspiracy (disambiguation) Conspiracy, in common usage, is the act of working in secret to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. ... United States Office of the Independent Counsel was an independent prosecutor — distinct from the Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice — that provided reports to the Congress under Title 28 of the United States Code, Article 595. ... Kenneth Winston Starr (born July 21, 1946) is an American lawyer and former judge who was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel to investigate the Whitewater land transactions by President Clinton. ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...


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Webster L. Hubbell, (263 words)
By reaching the agreement and avoiding a trial, Hubbell, who was sentenced to probation, insured that Hillary Clinton would not have to testify in court, which would have coincided with her likely run for the U.S. Senate.
Hubbell's guilty plea marked the end of Kenneth Starr's five-year investigation that began as an inquiry into the Clintons' role in Whitewater and broadened in scope to include
Foreword: Fisher goes quintessential on the fishing expedition and Hubbell is off the hook.
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