The Oklahoma county commissioners scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States. Brought to light in the 1980s through the OKSCAM investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the investigation resulted in hundreds of people being charged with taking kickbacks or stealing public money.[1] At the time, it was the largest public corruption case ever in the US, and resulted in convictions or guilty pleas from at least 230 people across 60 of the state's 77 counties, including 110 people who were actively serving as county commissioners when they were charged.[1] The kickbacks and fake charges had siphoned off about US$200 million ($740 million in current money) per year from county funds by inflating the cost of road-building supplies.[1][2]
The prosecutions were highly successful at removing corrupt officials from office.[3]
^ abc"Toll 230 as book closes on county commissioner scandal". The Oklahoman. 3 February 1984.
^Holloway, Harry. "Scandals, Political". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^Holloway, Harry; Meyers, Frank S. (October 1992). "The Oklahoma County Commissioner Scandal: Review, Rerform, and the County Lobby". Oklahoma Politics. 1: 17–34.
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