Archive for the 'Scandal' Category

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 [...]

Richard Gray Wins By TKO

Richard Gray, former District Attorney for Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Wagoner counties, has beaten the State of Oklahoma at trial on allegations that he embezzled almost $9,000 in seized drug money.
Okmulgee County District Judge Michael Claver, appointed to hear the case against the former district attorney, handed Gray a technical knock out when he dismissed [...]

Francis Stipe Gets a Deal

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 illegal [...]

Masturbating Judge Going Home

Donald D. Thompson, the infamous “Masturbating Judge of Creek County, Oklahoma” will be released from prison soon, very soon.
It seems that Thompson, sentenced for indecent exposure to four one-year prison terms to be served consecutively, is getting a lot of time off his sentence for “good behavior”, more than two years worth of time off [...]

Another Busted Sheriff

Michael Burgess was the Custer County, Oklahoma Sheriff from 1994 until just last week when he resigned as yet another sex slave scandal swept yet another Oklahoma Sheriff from office.
On April 17, 2008 Michael Burgess joined former Latimer County Sheriff Melvin Holly in being accused of turning female inmates into “sex slaves” for his personal [...]

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 [...]