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Jeff McMahan and Wife Guilty

Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan and his wife Lori McMahan have been convicted by a federal jury on one count of conspiracy and two counts of accepting bribes. They were acquitted of five mail fraud counts.

Shortly after the guilty verdict was handed down, McMahan submitted a one sentence letter of [...]

Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields

State Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields - what is he?
Oklahomans have legitimate cause to question whether their current Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields is a drunken thief, an idiot or simply a practical joker run amok.
Last weekend something “strange” happened at the Professional Bull Riders Association’s Copenhagen Challenge Tour championship event at the Ford Center in Oklahoma [...]

Shall We Pray

As is far too frequently the case, Tulsa City Councilors are discussing how to include prayer in a government function.
Apparently the current crop of councilors, some of whom have been there for years, just discovered that there is no hard-and-fast rules or for that matter any rules on how to kick off city council meetings [...]

Jeff McMahan and Lori McMahan Indicted

Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan and his wife Lori McMahan have been indicted by a federal grand jury on nine felony counts involving conspiracy, fraud and racketeering.

Federal prosecutors allege that the McMahans received cash, other items of value, supplies and straw donor contributions far exceeding the amount limited by law.
The investigation of the [...]

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office is considering a penny wise, pound foolish plan to stop performing autopsies in Tulsa.
According to Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffery Gofton this plan is being considered as a way of cutting costs by performing all autopsies in Oklahoma City.
And while the Medical Examiner’s Office may save a few bucks, [...]