by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Bontiea Goss and Tommy Goss on Monday (April 29) sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a multimillion-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement and bribes paid to multiple elected public officials in Arkansas.

Bontiea Goss, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison, and her husband, Tommy Goss, 68, was sentenced to six years in prison. They also were ordered to jointly pay $4.35 million in forfeiture and restitution.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bontiea and Tom were the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer, respectively, at Preferred Family Healthcare, a charity that provided services to individuals in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Illinois. Some of these services included mental and behavioral health treatment and counseling, substance abuse treatment and counseling, employment assistance, aid to individuals with developmental disabilities, and medical services.

Gosses sentenced to prison in Preferred Healthare bribery and kickback saga