Oklahoma
Executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City indicted in alleged $3.15 million fraud scheme
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Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City, has been indicted on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly diverting more than $3.15 million in donor funds intended to support bail and related social justice efforts. Prosecutors say she instead spent the money on personal travel, shopping, food deliveries, a vehicle and real estate.
Jackson Lahmeyer, the evangelical pastor from Owasso, Oklahoma, and founder of Pastors for Trump, announced on Tuesday his candidacy for a U.S. House seat in Tulsa's district. The seat, currently held by Rep. Kevin Hern, has opened due to Hern's plans to seek a Senate position vacated by Markwayne Mullin. Lahmeyer positions himself as a bold supporter of President Trump's agenda.
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Nathan Potier and Erica Palmer face charges after allegedly using a 14-year-old girl as a surrogate to carry Potier's twins. The pair was arrested in Nevada following an investigation that began in Oklahoma. They are expected to be extradited to face child abuse charges.
Toxic wastewater from oil fields continues to surface across Oklahoma, known as 'purges,' contaminating land and water sources. State regulators at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission identified high-pressure injection wells and orphan wells as key causes but have struggled to enforce prevention and cleanup. A yearlong investigation by The Frontier and ProPublica highlights over 150 such incidents in the past five years.