Thursday, January 22, 2009

Former public works managers, businessmen indicted on bribery, fraud charges

US Attorney O'Meilia, calling this a "significant public corruption matter"

Two former managers in the city’s Public Works Department and four area businessmen have been charged in indictments unsealed today with allegedly participating in bribery and fraud schemes that purportedly involved millions of dollars intended for city streets, bridges and other public works projects.

Larry Wayne Baker, a 52-year-old former design engineering manager, and Albert S. Martinez, a 47-year-old former field engineering manager, are separately charged with either receiving or paying bribes to influence the awarding of contracts by the City of Tulsa for engineering consulting services.

Others charged with various related crimes include Harlan Eugene Yocham, 49, of Sapulpa; Max Elliot Wolf, 56, of Owasso; Kenneth Kirk Shoemaker, 46, of Bartlesville and 48-year-old Stuart Jay Franklin of Claremore.

There are four indictments involved
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