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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
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WHAT CAN UD SAY,
EXCEPT THAT PROFESSOR CARNEY IS HAVING A BUSY WEEK? [for background, see UD post titled "Stroke of Genius," dated 12/14/04, below] " DA FILES CHARGES IN OSU EMBEZZLEMENT CASE Cass Rains Managing Editor Charges were filed Tuesday by District Attorney Rob Hudson against Bonnie Leann Jones, former Oklahoma State University senior staff assistant for the geography department. According to documents obtained from the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network, Jones “fraudulently appropriated to her own use, certain money, to wit: $18, 659 for a use and/or purpose not intended or authorized by the proper owner, Oklahoma State University, with the fraudulent intent to appropriate it for her own benefit under a common and ongoing scheme of deception.” According to OSCN documents, the felony charge of embezzlement is punishable by imprisonment for one to 10 years. Listed among witnesses in the case are geography department members Dale Lightfoot and George Carney, and BancFirst of Stillwater. Judge Donald Worthington has been assigned to Jones’ case, however no court date has been set. " |