Cindy Byrd

State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd says Oklahoma “dropped the ball on compliance and oversight” of federal COVID-19 relief funds.

Janet Grigg, the former leader of the Justice Alma Wilson Seeworth Academy, is accused of embezzling more than $250,000.

Oklahoma voters whittled down candidates for federal, statewide and legislative offices on Tuesday.

A former Stillwater Public Schools employee is facing felony embezzlement charges. The former administrative assistant is accused of stealing more than $200,000 over the course of six years.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics features a report released by the State Auditor criticizing state officials in how they handled issues in the pandemic and how the Attorney General held on to the report since last May, as well as Gov. Kevin Stitt's State of the State Address to kick off the 2022 legislative session.

State Auditor Cindy Byrd's office completed the audit nine months ago, but never got approval from Attorney General John O'Connor to release the findings. The office decided to release the audit without permission on Wednesday.

An investigative audit released Tuesday accuses the former superintendent of defunct charter school SeeWorth Academy of misspending a quarter of a million dollars.

Officials in the rural town of Lone Wolf in southwestern Oklahoma have been stealing public money from its residents, according to a new investigation by the Oklahoma auditor’s office.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, we discuss Governor Stitt's call for the State Auditor to do a comprehensive investigation of the Department of Education, the Cattlemen's Association calling on the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to put a moratorium on new medical marijuana licenses and Attorney General John O'Connor filing two petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse last summer's decision on McGirt V. Oklahoma.

Stitt wants State Auditor Cindy Byrd’s office to account for every penny flowing in and out of the Oklahoma State Department of Education.