Reynolds Calls on McMahan to Name Names

State Rep. Mike Reynolds today urged former State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan to cooperate with federal investigators working to weed out corruption in Oklahoma government.

“When he was sentenced this week, Mister McMahan indicated he was simply a ‘naïve’ man caught up in a corrupt system,” said Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City. “If that’s the case, Mister McMahan should specifically identify all the individuals engaged in corruption. There’s no reason to shield those people from prosecutors.”
McMahan was sentenced this week to eight years and one month in federal prison as the result of a public corruption case that involved illegal campaign contributions and the acceptance of bribes.
In court papers, McMahan claimed that he and his wife were “politically naive newcomers” who got caught up in an already corrupt system, according to the Tulsa World.

“I agree with Mister McMahan on one thing: He was involved in a corrupt system,” Reynolds said. “However, so far he has refused to identify that corruption and provide evidence to federal investigators. It’s time he backs with rhetoric with action. I agree with Mister McMahan on one thing: He was involved in a corrupt system,” Reynolds said. “However, so far he has refused to identify that corruption and provide evidence to federal investigators. Rather than looking for sympathy, I suggest he instead look for atonement by revealing the names of the people that corrupted him and help rid Oklahoma of this corruption.”