Rinehart faces judge's warning
Investigations: County commissioner has until Aug. 15 to provide documentation to IRS
Personal, corporate taxes are focus of federal inquiry.

 
By Jay F. Marks
Published: August 1, 2008

Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart was voted out of office Tuesday and avoided jail Thursday, although he still hasn't satisfied a federal judge and the Internal Revenue Service .

The IRS had sought to have Rinehart fined and jailed for failing to cooperate in an ongoing probe into his personal and corporate tax returns from 2003 to 2005.

U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton rejected the government's reque...


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