LITTLE ROCK—Angela M. Hoover will spend the next 24 months in federal prison after being convicted of wire fraud. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down Thursday, October 1, 2026 by United States District Judge D. P. Marshall, Jr.
On May 13, 2026, an Information was filed charging Hoover, 46, Benton, with one count of wire fraud. On the same day the Information was filed, Hoover pleaded guilty to the charge in the Information. Judge Marshall also sentenced Hoover to one year of supervised release and to pay restitution in the total amount of $540,599. There is no parole in the federal system.
Hoover, who was a certified public accountant, was initially hired as the administrator of a medical clinic located in Central Arkansas. Hoover was eventually promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the clinic. In her role as CFO, Hoover had access to all the clinic’s bank accounts. An investigation revealed that on June 25, 2021, Hoover wired $1,288.83 from the clinic’s bank account to her personal account at another financial institution…