 On April 12, 1999, Wright found Clinton in contempt of court for "intentionally false" testimony in "Jones v. Clinton", fined him $90,000, and referred the case to the Arkansas Supreme Court's Committee on Professional Conduct, as Clinton still possessed a law license in Arkansas.The Arkansas Supreme Court suspended Clinton's Arkansas law license in April 2000.On January 19, 2001, Clinton agreed to a five-year suspension and a $25,000 fine in order to avoid disbarment and to end the investigation of Independent Counsel Robert Ray (Starr's successor).