We've noted the multitude of connections and potential conflicts of interest between Epic and elected officials, employees, and attorneys. For instance, Brad Clark, General counsel for the OSDE, who provided teacher personal information to Epic, once worked for Epic. The State Superintendent of Schools, Joy Hofmeister, was provided more than $50,000 in campaign donations from Epic officials to see things their way, and even the Governor (Kevin Stitt) was provided more than $10,000. As a matter of fact, Governor Stitt urged Oklahomans to not pass judgement on the alleged racketeers, Harris and Chaney, until all the evidence is in.
As we follow the money, some evidence may be noted above. It is noted by the OSBI that Chaney and Harris split $10,000,000 in profits from their alleged racketeering scheme. The profits came at the expense of our Oklahoma school children in the form of public tax dollars that every Oklahoman pays. While it is unclear just how these personal profits were spent, some went to elected officials' campaigns. The money may be traced from state aid to public schools, to Chaney and Harris, and then to specific elected officials. The tax dollars were in effect - laundered through the Chaney and Harris personal accounts to make the donations appear all perfectly legal. The sad reality is that state aid for students was donated to both Hofmeister and Stitt. A photo of Governor Stitt, David Chaney, and Ben Harris can be seen on Chaney's facebook page, and has been dubbed "The Three Racketeers" by some. FOLLOW THE MONEY...
More potential evidence: We received an anonymous message last week that in part stated "When the investigation first started several years ago, Joy (Hofmeister) specifically asked some of the (SDE) employees if they could withhold information from the OSBI about Epic." While no one can be sure if the statement is true, it is nonetheless very disturbing. Follow the money...
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