A 26-year-old Oklahoma woman faces a raft of felony charges linked to an allegedly stolen car and substances believed to be heroin and methamphetamine seized during the early morning hours of Oct. 9. The woman was taken into custody by Garfield County Sheriff's Office...
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College admissions scandal parent sentenced
Oklahoma residents who have been following the recent college admissions scandal are likely aware that sentences have been handed down to some of the parents involved. On Oct. 4, a judge in California sent a 53-year-old man to prison for five months and fined him...
What happens at an arraignment?
Following your arrest for charges of white-collar crimes, drug crimes or other offenses, you may have many questions about what happens next. Certainly, your ultimate concern is what your future will look like, but that may depend heavily on what happens in the...
Scheme to raise SAT score had Felicity Huffman pay charity
Several people who are well known throughout Oklahoma, including actress Felicity Huffman, have been charged in the highly-publicized college cheating scandal. Huffman received her sentence after entering a guilty plea in May to federal charges of mail fraud and...
The motivation behind finance workers and white-collar crimes
Working in the finance industry offers many employees the opportunity to accelerate their talent and position within a company. However, more and more employees have testified before court in defense of white-collar crimes that they felt coerced to participate in due...
Can I gift a gun to someone?
In Oklahoma you can gift someone a gun in most situations. However, if you gift a gun in the wrong situation, you could be committing a felony. This is why it is important to understand the laws surrounding the transaction. Recipient must be able to legally own a gun...
The criteria for committing mail fraud
If a person sells a counterfeit good or obtains property or money under false pretenses, those acts are referred to as fraud. If a person uses the mail system to commit those acts, he or she will likely be charged with mail fraud. It doesn't matter whether a message...
Are crime rates rising in Oklahoma?
In a recently released report by the FBI, Oklahoma criminal offenses seem to be on the rise. Violent crime went from 3,800 incidents to 4,500 incidents in just one year. Aggravated assaults have slowly increased over the past few years. Local law enforcement...
Oklahoma pharmacist pleads guilty to health care fraud
An Oklahoma pharmacist faces up to 20 years in a federal prison and a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to two counts of felony health care fraud. The 37-year-old man was indicted by a federal grand jury in March for filing false Medicare and Medicaid claims, and...
Oklahoma narcotics supervisor sentenced for stealing drugs
A 48-year-old Oklahoma man has been sentenced to six months of imprisonment to be followed by six months of home detention for acquiring illegal narcotics through deception and tampering/destroying evidence. The man will be placed on supervised release for two years...

