2018, with the help of FBI computer forensics expert, Amy Corrigan, to search for the original hard drive to Wilkinson's law office computer. It was later revealed that attorney Shane Wilkinson had his hard drive replaced at Megabyte in Bentonville, Arkansas and that Megabyte had backed up his hard drive. Once the backup was reviewed an additional audio was recovered that the DOJ and defense had never heard. In all, 39 audios were given to the defense in April 2017, 79 additional audios in November 2017, and one audio was discovered in February 2018 for a total of 119 audio files (140 hours) which were covertly recorded by Micah Neal. Conviction Woods of Springdale, Arkansas, was accused of soliciting and accepting kickbacks for the distribution of government funds. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, twelve counts of wire fraud, and money laundering. Woods was sentenced by Judge Timothy Brooks to 220 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution on September 6, 2018. Brooks ordered Woods to serve less than the Federal sentencing guidelines, which called for a term between 324–405 months. Appeal to the Eighth Circuit Following conviction, Woods stated his intent to appeal his conviction to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Woods appealed his trial to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, arguing that the district court erred in denying Woods' motion to dismiss based on the destruction of data by the FBI. On October 16, 2020, the Circuit Court affirmed the district court's conviction, finding that the destroyed evidence lacked exculpatory value and that the information was available by other means. In April 2022, Woods filed a new appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. It was unanimously rejected on August 31, 2022; the panel held that “the purportedly newly discovered evidence buttressed rather than rebutted the case against Woods and was immaterial or previously available”. Election history References External links Campaign website 1977 births Living people 21st-century American criminals 21st-century American politicians American bankers American fraudsters American money launderers Arkansas politicians convicted of crimes American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Republican Party Arkansas state senators Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives Musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina Northwest Arkansas Community College alumni People from Blytheville, Arkansas People from Siloam Springs,