DA: Investigation ongoing despite dropping charges against Hofmeister
State superintendent, four others accused of using dark money to pay for attack ad
DA: Investigation ongoing despite dropping charges against Hofmeister
State superintendent, four others accused of using dark money to pay for attack ad
WEBVTT BRET: JESS, PAUL, THIS CASE ISNOT OVER.THAT IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROMDISTRICT ATTORNEY DAVID PRATER.IT COMES 24 HOURS AFTER HISOFFICE DROPPED FELONY CHARGESAGAINST JOY HOMEISTER ANDOTHERS.>> FOR NINE MONTHS, I'VE HAD TOCONDUCT MY LIFE IN THE SHADOW OFUNJUST AND UNTRUE ACCUSATIONS.BRET: STATE SUPERINTENDENT JOYHOFMEISTER ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THEOKLAHOMA COUNTY D.A. DROPPEDFELONY CHARGES AGAINST HER ANDFOUR OTHER DEFENDANTS ACCUSED OFWORKING WITH A DARK MONEY GROUPAND PUTTING TOGETHER ATTACK ADSAGAINST HER REPUBLICAN PRIMARYOPPONENT.>> I KNEW I WAS IN HIS -- I WASINNOCENT AND I HAVE CONDUCTEDMYSELF APPROPRIATELY.BRET: HOWEVER, IN A STATEMENT TOKOCO, DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAVIDPRATER SAID THE INVESTIGATION ISONGOING.WE HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONALINFORMATION ON ONE OR MORE OFTHE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASE.WE INTEND TO FURTHER INVESTIGATETHE CASE, RATHER THAN MOVINGFORWARD WITH THE PRELIMINARYHEARING AT THIS TIME.STATUTORY LIMITATIONS ONREFILING IS NOT AN ISSUE.NOW, WHEN ASKED ABOUT THISONGOING INVESTIGATION,HOFMEISTER'S ATTORNEY GARY WOODSAID HE WASN'T SURE WHAT THEDISTRICT ATTORNEY WOULD BEINVESTIGATING.
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DA: Investigation ongoing despite dropping charges against Hofmeister
State superintendent, four others accused of using dark money to pay for attack ad
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister and four other people learned Tuesday that they have been cleared of criminal charges stemming from her 2014 campaign.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister and four other people learned Tuesday that they have been cleared of criminal charges stemming from her 2014 campaign.
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