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.
An Oklahoma mother and her boyfriend have been charged with second-degree murder and child neglect after the death of her 9-year-old son. Authorities say the boy suffered severe abuse including brain injuries and BB pellets lodged in his organs.
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Clifton Wayne Hampton, 51, was sentenced to life in prison with parole possible after at least 38 years for strangling his wife Christina to death. The killing followed an argument where she called him 'pathetic' and sought a divorce. Rogers County District Judge Lara M. Russell imposed the sentence on Thursday after Hampton pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
An Oklahoma couple faces child neglect charges after their two young children were discovered outside in chilly weather wearing inadequate clothing. Police responded to a welfare check and found the toddlers nearly alone in the street. The incident occurred in Oklahoma City on February 20.
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The family of late country singer Toby Keith attended a meeting where a new Oklahoma turnpike was honored in his name. The event recognized a state resolution to designate the 28-mile stretch as the Toby Keith Expressway. Attendees raised red Solo cups in tribute during the unveiling of an official road sign.
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.