Oklahoma State Auditor Indicted On Corruption Charges

A federal grand jury in Oklahoma’s Eastern District on Friday indicted Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan and his wife Lori McMahan on nine counts including conspiracy, honest services mail fraud and Travel Act violations to promote state bribery. McMahan, a Democrat, is accused of accepting bribes and gratuities in exchange for favorable treatment of an unindicted co-conspirator and his business interests. That person is said to be Kiowa businessman Steve Phipps, who has been cooperating with prosecutors. The Oklahoman has the story here.