Michael Wayne Gates, known as Mickey Gates (born 1959/1960), is a businessman from Hot Springs,

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, who was a

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member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 22. Born in Perryton,

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, Gates grew up in Spearman, but moved to

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to finish the last three years of his public education at Borger High School.

Arrest

In June 2018, Gates was arrested and charged with six counts of failure to pay or file a

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between 2012 through 2017. Though he had not filed tax returns since 2003, the

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was six years. Authorities with the

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say he owes upwards of $260,000 including penalties. He was removed from the office by a super-majority vote on October 11, 2019.

References

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