Hat Tip to Mike @ The McCarville Report Online
The Dallas fundraiser in December for Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee at the home of controversial businessman Gene Phillips attracted numerous Oklahoma Republicans, including House Speaker Lance Cargill and Oklahoma State GOP Party Chair Gary Jones, and now that event is attracting considerable media attention in Oklahoma City and Dallas. Phillips and his son, Brad, had an interest in Oklahoma legislation in the 2007 session that reportedly would benefit insurance companies they control.
(Phillips figured in the controversial end of Democrat Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher's term in office. Fisher left office after questions were raised about his acceptance of office furnishings from Phillips and his associates. Phillips was interviewed twice by investigators from the attorney general's office, the grand jury's legal adviser, and Phillips' business associates were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury. One associate appeared before the grand jury twice. Stephen Jones, Phillips' Enid attorney, was successful in fighting efforts to force Phillips to appear.)
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