Former Muscogee Creek tribal clerk sentenced Wed, Nov 26, 2008 MUSKOGEE -- A federal judge has sentenced a Tulsa woman to two years of probation in connection with an embezzlement investigation of the Muscogee Creek Nation. U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling...

Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal ex-officials indicted in thefts Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Comments 4 Two former Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma officials were charged with conspiracy and multiple counts of embezzlement in a federal indictment unsealed Monday in Oklahoma City. Bill Blind...

President Bush pardons Sulphur man, 13 others Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Comments 10 WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others, The Associated Press learned Monday. The new round of White...

Ex-police officer in Muskogee pleads guilty to federal charges Thu, Nov 20, 2008 MUSKOGEE -- A former Muskogee police detective has pleaded guilty to federal charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. Kris Ledford pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Muskogee to...

Rep. Tom Cole gives up job as chief of panel Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Cole withdrew his bid Wednesday for another term heading the House GOP campaign committee, saying it was better to avoid strains among House Republican leaders. Cole,...

Ex-Salvation Army worker in Tulsa sentenced for embezzling Wed, Nov 19, 2008 TULSA -- A former Salvation Army official in Tulsa has been sentenced to nine months at a private prison for embezzling from the charitable agency. Tina Ann Galloway was also ordered to repay...

Former Muskogee officer faces federal charges Thu, Nov 13, 2008 MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a former Muskogee police officer. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Muskogee says 30-year-old Kris Ledford of Broken Arrow is charged...

Ex-Mayes Co. credit union manager admits embezzling $1.6M Fri, Nov 7, 2008 TULSA -- A former assistant manager of the Mayes County Federal Credit Union in Pryor has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1.6 million dollars. Cynthia Jan Harris admitted taking the...

7 indicted in Hinton plant’s failure Thu, Jun 22, 2006 Four of Hinton’s leading citizens have been indicted over a failed cocoa plant that cost the town more than $7.5 million. Also indicted were a Georgia promoter and his son and an attorney...

Hinton trustees indicted on conspiracy charges Thu, Jun 22, 2006 Seven people, including four Hinton town trustees, were accused in multicounty grand jury indictments on Thursday of conspiring to personally profit from a failed cocoa butter plant. The...

Candidate stricken from ballot Wed, Jun 14, 2006 McALESTER -- A former Pittsburg County commissioner will not be on the ballot for county commissioner. W.S. "Bill" Webber did not appear Tuesday at a hearing in McAlester challenging his...

Ex-parole board agent charged on 5 counts Thu, Jun 8, 2006 The former business manager of the Pardon and Parole Board was charged with five felony counts of embezzlement Wednesday for allegedly misusing a state-issued fuel card. Prosecutors have accused...

DA will give up 16-year post Thu, Jun 8, 2006 Prosecutor wants to be juvenile affairs director. Gene Christian is not filing for re-election after 16 years as the district attorney for District 6. Instead, Christian has applied for the...

Woman admits to $1 million fraud Thu, May 18, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY -- A Wellston woman admitted Monday to taking as much as $1 million from her former employer. Pamela Lynn Trout pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Oklahoma City to a single...

Embezzler's wife given prison term, too Thu, May 18, 2006 The wife of a former Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma official on Friday became the third person sentenced to prison for embezzling from the tribe's Lucky Star casinos. Lea E. Schantz, 41,...

Ex-tribal official gets 30-month sentence Thu, May 18, 2006 A former Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma official who embezzled nearly $200,000 from the tribes' Lucky Star casinos was sentenced Wednesday to the stiffest prison term recommended under...

Fisher released during appeal Thu, May 18, 2006 Former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was released from the Oklahoma County jail at 10:48 p.m. Tuesday, jailers said. Fisher, 66, was in jail for nearly two weeks after his...

Fisher sentenced to 3 years in prison Thu, May 18, 2006 Former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison but was allowed to go home while he appeals. He also was fined $20,000 in the...

Fisher gets 3-year jail term Thu, May 18, 2006 Former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was sentenced today to three years in prison and fined $20,000 in a campaign-corruption case. Oklahoma County District Judge Susan...

Sentencing is reset for Fisher Thu, May 18, 2006 A judge has delayed former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher's sentencing to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21. Fisher, 66, remains in the Oklahoma County jail. A jury last week found him guilty of...