Felony charges against Oklahoma education official dismissed
August 2, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Felony charges of illegally raising campaign money against Oklahoma's top public education official have been dismissed.
Online court records show the charges were dismissed Tuesday against Republican Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, two political consultants, a former union leader and the former head of a schools group.
Hofmeister and the others were accused of conspiring to funnel money from a donor corporation and two education groups into a fund to finance a negative campaign ad against her GOP opponent in a 2014 primary. It is illegal in Oklahoma for a candidate to...
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