Michael Wayne Gates, known as Mickey Gates (born 1959/1960), is a businessman from Hot Springs, Arkansas, who was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 22.
Born in Perryton, Texas, Gates grew up in Spearman, but moved to Borger to finish the last three years of his public education at Borger High School.[1][2][3]
Arrest
In June 2018, Gates was arrested and charged with six counts of failure to pay or file a tax return between 2012 through 2017. Though he had not filed tax returns since 2003, the statute of limitations was six years. Authorities with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration say he owes upwards of $260,000 including penalties.[4][5][6] He was removed from the office by a super-majority vote on October 11, 2019.[7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Mickey Gates". Arkansas House of Representatives. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "District 22". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Mickey W. Gates". intelius.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Jaime Dunaway (June 28, 2018). "State representative arrested, accused of failing to pay taxes for years". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Dedaj, Paulina (June 28, 2018). "Arkansas lawmaker accused of filing no taxes for 15 years arrested". Fox News. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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- ^ Moritz, John (October 12, 2019). "Arkansas House votes88-4 to expel Rep. Mickey Gates". Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "ArkansasBusiness.com - Arkansas Business News - Little Rock, Arkansas". www.arkansasbusiness.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "State Rep. Gates sentenced to 6 years of probation for not filing taxes". thv11.com. Associated Press. July 30, 2019.
- ^ Marine Glisovic, KATV (October 11, 2019). "Rep. Mickey Gates expelled from Arkansas House in historic vote". katv.com.