Army exec, hotel manager admit fraud

OKLAHOMA CITY — A former general manager of a Lawton hotel and a former Fort Sill official have both admitted their participation in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Army.

Business owner admits selling pirated licenses

OKLAHOMA CITY — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty in the Western District federal court here to participating in a massive international scheme to sell pirated business telephone system software licenses. The scheme allegedly had a retail value of more than $88 million.

Enid man admits threatening to kill 4 government officials

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoman pleaded guilty Aug. 2 to threatening the lives of three state governors and a U.S. senator via the social media platform Twitter.

ATM thief convicted in federal court

TULSA — A Venezuela native pleaded guilty in federal district court here July 25 to participating in a bank theft scheme known as “jackpotting,” in which an automatic teller machine is forced to fraudulently dispense cash. Eduardo Jose Mendez Garcia, 19, had lived in the U.S.

Five McCurtain County lawsuits still active

MUSKOGEE — Eight lawsuits against the McCurtain County Board of Commissioners, the county jail trust and/or Sheriff Kevin Clardy and his deputies have been filed in Muskogee’s Eastern District federal court in the past eight years, and five of them are still active.

Missing documents prompt OSBI probe of McCurtain County Jail Trust

IDABEL — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into documents missing from the McCurtain County Jail Trust, Southwest Ledger has learned.  Information about the investigation, requested by District Attorney Mark Matloff, was detailed in an Aug.

Couple accused of confining adult son with a chain

IDABEL — A Broken Bow couple from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean whose adult son was found in their house, chained up like a dog, are charged in McCurtain County District Court with kidnapping and abuse by caretaker.

America Counts: Census snapshots

• Same-sex married couples are less likely than opposite-sex married couples to have spouses who are the same age and the same race and Hispanic origin, according to the 2021 one-year American Community Survey.

OKC law firm picked for winter storm litigation

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City law firm was picked to represent the state in any potential legal action arising from Winter Storm Uri two and a half years ago, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced.

Dollens to review state’s initiative petition process

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state lawmaker wants to take yet another look at the Oklahoma’s initiative petition process.