I've had friends from Arkansas tell me that they were head of the Dixie Mafia which is the family that pretty much controls the south. I really don't know for sure. Hopefully, someone can offer some information.
I heard that they mopped up repossessing a lot of land from farmers when former President Jimmy Carter ran the economy in the ground.
I know I heard some one say Clinton crony Webster Hubbubble was employed to draw up the charter for the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). Stephens' wanted BCCI in America to connect up his own financial institutions to the global laundry. ADFA was an end around SEC scrutiny.
And all I did was google for "bert lance" stephens bcci
If you want a portal to the "dark side" this could well be it. Oh, there's some Bush connections in there so be warned.