Webster Lee Hubbell (born 1949), known as Webster L. Hubbell, was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He was a lawyer in Pulaski County before serving as Mayor of Little Rock from 1979 until he resigned in 1981. He was appointed by Bill Clinton as chief justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court in 1983. When Clinton became President, Hubbell was appointed as associate attorney general; he was general considered the third most powerful person in the Justice Department.
In December 1994, Hubbell pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and tax evasion charges connection with his handling of billing at the Rose Law Firm. In 1995, he was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment. In 1998, he was indicted on additional federal tax evasion and conspiracy charges. He made a plea bargain with independent counsel Kenneth Starr, agreeing to plead guilty, pending judicial review, to a felony charge of lying about the role he and Hillary Clinton played as attorneys in Castle Grande , a failed land deal, that contributed to the collapse of Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan . By avoiding a trial, Hubbell insured that Hillary Clinton would not have to testify in court during her run for U.S. Senate. In October of 2000, the Supreme Court dismissed Hubbell's indictment.
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