Hale was a Clinton appointed municipal judge who stated that James McDougal and Gov. Clinton forced him to give [[fraud]]ulent [[SBA]] loans to Clinton's friends. This included $300,000 to a company connected to Madison Guaranty and run by McDougal's wife, $100,000 of which later ended up in a Whitewater Development Corporation's account. | Hale was a Clinton appointed municipal judge who stated that James McDougal and Gov. Clinton forced him to give [[fraud]]ulent [[SBA]] loans to Clinton's friends. This included $300,000 to a company connected to Madison Guaranty and run by McDougal's wife, $100,000 of which later ended up in a Whitewater Development Corporation's account. |