On May 18, 2013, the FBI arrested Shoffner on a charge of
extortion. Following her release on bail, Shoffner resigned as Arkansas State Treasurer on May 21, 2013. She was convicted of all counts on March 11, 2014, by a jury of seven women and five men. On August 28, 2015, she was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison. Shoffner reported to prison on November 3, 2015 and was released from there in September 2017. ==References==