Authorities in Oklahoma City have issued charges against three men after a federal grand jury approved an indictment against them. Investigators described allegations against the men that involved finding abandoned accounts for the receipt of royalties from mineral...
Year: 2020
Drug charges and penalties
Criminal charges for dealing drugs in Oklahoma involve either the sale or attempted sale of a controlled substance. The classifications for these drugs are according to "schedules" that range from one to five. A few of the illegal drugs that can result in a criminal...
Activists say justice unequal for minorities
Many residents of California have questioned the treatment of people of color at the hands of law enforcement personnel. Activists warn that the same level of scrutiny should apply to the prosecutors and judges who decide the outcomes of criminal cases. Activists...
Twitter Falls Victim to a Bitcoin Scam
Bitcoin continues to marvel those interested in dynamic investing. The "virtual currency" sometimes rises in value, which attracts people to purchase the units. Unfortunately, the relatively new nature Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can lead Oklahoma buyers into...
Feds indict 7 people in Oklahoma drug ring
A joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office led to the indictment of seven members of an alleged Oklahoma meth ring. The suspects, whose ages range from 28 to 45 years...
Silicon Valley businessman faces long jail sentence
Members of the Oklahoma business community may remember the story of disgraced Silicon Valley businessman Mike Rothenberg when the venture firm he founded ended in failure. Unfortunately for Rothenberg, the end of the story has not yet been written. The Department of...
Four Oklahoma men charged with distributing fentanyl
Four Oklahoma men have been accused of distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl. At least two people have died from drug overdoses after taking the pills according to media reports. Fentanyl is a synthetic drug that is many times...
Oklahoma oil executive sentenced for fraud
An Oklahoma man who once owned a business that provided services to companies in the energy sector has been sentenced to 121 months in a federal prison for bilking his clients out of more than $4 million. After hearing testimony and arguments for six days in late...
White collar crimes alleged for couple’s misuse of college funds
Not all criminal allegations involving theft have to do with violence or armed robbery. In some instances, an Oklahoman may find him or herself under arrest with allegations of white collar crimes. For example, a person who is accused of mishandling funds could be...
Former company president pleads guilty to white collar crimes
Oklahomans who are confronted with white collar crimes should understand their severity. These types of crimes can involve embezzlement, illegal stock trades, Ponzi schemes, identity theft, fraud and more. In one recent case, a former president of a company that sold...