Smiley Pleads Guilty in Waste Tire Scam 03/04/2009
A man accused last summer of defrauding the state’s tire recycling program pleaded guilty today and will pay the state more than $21,000 in restitution, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said.
Alan Keith Smiley pleaded guilty to nine counts of filing false, fictitious or fraudulent claims against the... more
Court Impanels 12th Multicounty Grand Jury 03/02/2009
Attorney General Drew Edmondson said the State Supreme Court Friday convened a new Multicounty Grand Jury to investigate “all character and grades of crimes in any and all 77 counties of the State of Oklahoma.”
This will be Oklahoma’s 12th Multicounty Grand Jury, and the court appointed Oklahoma C... more
Execution Date Set for Shane Coffman's Killer 02/27/2009
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals today set May 5, 2009, as the execution date for Cleveland County death row inmate Donald Gilson. Attorney General Drew Edmondson asked the court to set the execution date after the U.S. Supreme Court denied Gilson’s final appeal on Feb. 23.
Gilson was convict... more
State Receives Tobacco Money 02/27/2009
Attorney General Drew Edmondson and State Treasurer Scott Meacham said Oklahoma has received more than $5.6 million from the tobacco industry, 75 percent of which went directly into the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund.
“The money comes from a partial agreement over disputed funds from the i... more
Execution Date Requested for Shane Coffman's Killer 02/23/2009
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson today asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date for Cleveland County death row inmate Donald Lee Gilson. The U.S. Supreme Court today denied Gilson’s final appeal.
Gilson, 48, was convicted and sentenced to be executed for the 199... more
Beef Packer Merger Called Off, AG Says 02/20/2009
Attorney General Drew Edmondson today said he is pleased that Brazilian meat company JBS has called off its proposed acquisition of National Beef Packing Company.
Edmondson, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorneys general of 16 other beef producing states opposed the acquisition out ... more
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