LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas woman has now been sentenced to more than one year in a federal prison for her involvement in money laundering.
According to reports, an investigation revealed that during 2020 and 2021, a woman identified as Karen Hoskins of Sherwood engaged in a money laundering scheme with her son.
Hoskins reportedly received drug proceeds each week from her son that equaled about $2,000 to $5,000 in cash. Reports say that Hoskins knew that the source of the cash received was from her son's drug trafficking activity but she proceeded to hide the money in her home to avoid the money being seized by law enforcement.
Hoskins' son, identified as Brian Jeffrey Litton, would use cash that he got from his mother's home to buy several pounds of methamphetamine which he and others would then distribute across Central Arkansas. During the course of 2020-2021, Hoskins used over $150,000 in drug money to fund her gambling habit, and she also would pay for her son's bills with the money.
In October 2021, Hoskins was charged with harboring a fugitive. Months later, in July 2022, she was charged with conspiracy to money launder and five counts of money laundering in connection to her son's drug trafficking activity.
Hoskins pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering on August 14, 2023. She was sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison for her involvement.
