After what seems like years of trying, the feds have lost the battle to put former Oklahoma Senator Gene Stipe in prison, well other than for brief stays for evaluation. U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White declared the 82-year-old mentally incompetent last month and in an order issued earlier this week dismissed the petition to [...]
Former Oklahoma Senator Gene Stipe has once again managed to avoid a criminal trial – surprise, surprise. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ronald White for the second time ruled Stipe mentally incompetent to stand trial on a four-count federal indictment that accuses him of continued political corruption and bribery. Judge White said, “It would be [...]
There was big news on the Stipe front this past week. Francis Stipe, 77, bother of former state senator Gene Stipe, died on Monday. Francis Stipe pleaded guilty in April to a four-count indictment involving a conspiracy aimed at gaining several hundred thousand dollars in taxpayer money for a McAlester dog food plant. Under the [...]
Francis Stipe, 77, younger brother of former Oklahoma Senator Gene Stipe, has joined his “big brother” as a convicted felon, albeit one with yet another sweetheart deal for a fellow named Stipe. Last Thursday, Francis Stipe pleaded guilty in federal court in Muskogee, Oklahoma to charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, witness-tampering and engaging in an [...]
At long last disgraced former Oklahoma state senator Gene Stipe is in the custody of the feds, if only for up to 30 days in order that he receives a mental evaluation. He actually reported to the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri on Monday morning. After his recent “performance” in federal [...]
Yesterday and today have been fascinating for “Stipe Watchers”. Yesterday’s news was that U.S. Judge Ronald White issued a written denial after Gene Stipe’s attorneys requested on Tuesday that he be allowed to stay in the state. This morning the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Stipe a “stay” of that order, therefore letting [...]
