Jury selection begins in restaurant owner Brent Swadley trial

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[00:00:02]PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. THUNDER UP CONFERENCE FINALS. THUNDER UP CONFERENCE FINALS. THUNDER UP TOMORROW. ALSO MAKING TOMORROW. ALSO MAKING TOMORROW. ALSO MAKING HEADLINES TONIGHT. ONE OF THE HEADLINES TONIGHT. ONE OF THE HEADLINES TONIGHT. ONE OF THE ALLEGED CO-CONSPIRATORS BEHIND ALLEGED CO-CONSPIRATORS BEHIND ALLEGED CO-CONSPIRATORS BEHIND ONE OF THE BIGGEST OKLAHOMA ONE OF THE BIGGEST OKLAHOMA ONE OF THE BIGGEST OKLAHOMA POLITICAL SCANDALS IN RECENT POLITICAL SCANDALS IN RECENT POLITICAL SCANDALS IN RECENT MEMORY IS FINALLY GETTING HIS MEMORY IS FINALLY GETTING HIS MEMORY IS FINALLY GETTING HIS DAY IN COURT SAYS A BIG CASE DAY IN COURT SAYS A BIG CASE DAY IN COURT SAYS A BIG CASE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR 2 YEARS BEEN FOLLOWING FOR 2 YEARS BEEN FOLLOWING FOR 2 YEARS NOW. JURY SELECTION GOT NOW. JURY SELECTION GOT NOW. JURY SELECTION GOT UNDERWAY TODAY IN THE TRIAL UNDERWAY TODAY IN THE TRIAL UNDERWAY TODAY IN THE TRIAL AGAINST PRINCE WIDELY ONE OF AGAINST PRINCE WIDELY ONE OF AGAINST PRINCE WIDELY ONE OF THE OWNERS OF SWAT LEAST FOGGY THE OWNERS OF SWAT LEAST FOGGY THE OWNERS OF SWAT LEAST FOGGY BOTTOM KITCHEN, ACCUSED OF BOTTOM KITCHEN, ACCUSED OF BOTTOM KITCHEN, ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING THE STATE OF DEFRAUDING THE STATE OF DEFRAUDING THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA NEWS 4 SPENCER OKLAHOMA NEWS 4 SPENCER OKLAHOMA NEWS 4 SPENCER HUMPHREY IS HERE WITH A LOOK HUMPHREY IS HERE WITH A LOOK HUMPHREY IS HERE WITH A LOOK BACK AT HOW WE GOT TO THIS BACK AT HOW WE GOT TO THIS BACK AT HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT POINT AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT POINT AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT GOING FORWARD, SPENCER. YEAH, GOING FORWARD, SPENCER. YEAH, GOING FORWARD, SPENCER. YEAH, KEVIN, AND NOW IF YOU CAN KEVIN, AND NOW IF YOU CAN KEVIN, AND NOW IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, IT'S BEEN MORE BELIEVE IT, IT'S BEEN MORE BELIEVE IT, IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 4 YEARS SINCE THE SCANDAL THAN 4 YEARS SINCE THE SCANDAL THAN 4 YEARS SINCE THE SCANDAL FIRST CAME TO LIGHT. IT ALL FIRST CAME TO LIGHT. IT ALL FIRST CAME TO LIGHT. IT ALL STANDS BACK.

[00:00:39]STANDS BACK.

[00:00:39]STANDS BACK. >> TO A CONTRACT. THE STATE >> TO A CONTRACT. THE STATE >> TO A CONTRACT. THE STATE GAVE SWAB LEE'S TO RUN GAVE SWAB LEE'S TO RUN GAVE SWAB LEE'S TO RUN RESTAURANTS IN STATE PARKS.

[00:00:44]RESTAURANTS IN STATE PARKS.

[00:00:44]RESTAURANTS IN STATE PARKS. THE RESTAURANT'S OWNERS THE RESTAURANT'S OWNERS THE RESTAURANT'S OWNERS ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING THE ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING THE ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE TRIAL AGAINST BRENT'S WADLEY TRIAL AGAINST BRENT'S WADLEY TRIAL AGAINST BRENT'S WADLEY FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY MONDAY MORE THAN 2 YEARS SINCE MONDAY MORE THAN 2 YEARS SINCE MONDAY MORE THAN 2 YEARS SINCE HIS INDICTMENT. THIS WIDELY HIS INDICTMENT. THIS WIDELY HIS INDICTMENT. THIS WIDELY AMONG 3 BUSINESS PARTNERS. THE AMONG 3 BUSINESS PARTNERS. THE AMONG 3 BUSINESS PARTNERS. THE STATE'S MULTI COUNTY GRAND STATE'S MULTI COUNTY GRAND STATE'S MULTI COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES JURY INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES JURY INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES IN 2024. FOLLOWING 2 YEARS OF IN 2024. FOLLOWING 2 YEARS OF IN 2024. FOLLOWING 2 YEARS OF INVESTIGATIONS LOOKING INTO INVESTIGATIONS LOOKING INTO INVESTIGATIONS LOOKING INTO HOW SWAT LEAST FOGGY BOTTOM HOW SWAT LEAST FOGGY BOTTOM HOW SWAT LEAST FOGGY BOTTOM KITCHEN, SPENT MILLIONS OF KITCHEN, SPENT MILLIONS OF KITCHEN, SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE STATE GAVE IT TO DOLLARS. THE STATE GAVE IT TO DOLLARS. THE STATE GAVE IT TO RENOVATE AND OPERATE STATE RENOVATE AND OPERATE STATE RENOVATE AND OPERATE STATE PARK RESTAURANTS. THE PARK RESTAURANTS. THE PARK RESTAURANTS. THE INDICTMENT ALLEGING SWAE LEE INDICTMENT ALLEGING SWAE LEE INDICTMENT ALLEGING SWAE LEE AND HIS PARTNERS KNOWINGLY AND HIS PARTNERS KNOWINGLY AND HIS PARTNERS KNOWINGLY OVERCHARGED THE STATE FOR OVERCHARGED THE STATE FOR OVERCHARGED THE STATE FOR NUMEROUS EXPENSES. IN ONE CASE NUMEROUS EXPENSES. IN ONE CASE NUMEROUS EXPENSES. IN ONE CASE CLAIMING THEY CHARGED THE CLAIMING THEY CHARGED THE CLAIMING THEY CHARGED THE STATE 30% MORE THAN THEY STATE 30% MORE THAN THEY STATE 30% MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE FOR TO MEET SHOULD HAVE FOR TO MEET SHOULD HAVE FOR TO MEET SMOKERS ALSO ALLEGING WHEN A SMOKERS ALSO ALLEGING WHEN A SMOKERS ALSO ALLEGING WHEN A RESTAURANT SUPPLIERS OVERPAID RESTAURANT SUPPLIERS OVERPAID RESTAURANT SUPPLIERS OVERPAID THEM RATHER THAN FLAGGING THE THEM RATHER THAN FLAGGING THE THEM RATHER THAN FLAGGING THE ERROR. THEY REPORTED IT AS A ERROR. THEY REPORTED IT AS A ERROR. THEY REPORTED IT AS A REBATE. THE INDICTMENT ADDING REBATE. THE INDICTMENT ADDING REBATE. THE INDICTMENT ADDING THEY REFUSED TO HAND OVER THEY REFUSED TO HAND OVER THEY REFUSED TO HAND OVER INVOICES, SHOWING THE ACTUAL INVOICES, SHOWING THE ACTUAL INVOICES, SHOWING THE ACTUAL COSTS WHEN ASKED EACH OF THEM COSTS WHEN ASKED EACH OF THEM COSTS WHEN ASKED EACH OF THEM GETTING 5 CHARGES OF GETTING 5 CHARGES OF GETTING 5 CHARGES OF DEFRAUDING THE STATE AND ONE DEFRAUDING THE STATE AND ONE DEFRAUDING THE STATE AND ONE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FRAUD. SWAT LEE'S MEANWHILE, FRAUD. SWAT LEE'S MEANWHILE, FRAUD. SWAT LEE'S MEANWHILE, FILING THEIR OWN LAWSUIT FILING THEIR OWN LAWSUIT FILING THEIR OWN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE CLAIMING THE AGAINST THE STATE CLAIMING THE AGAINST THE STATE CLAIMING THE THEM FOR CANCELING ITS THEM FOR CANCELING ITS THEM FOR CANCELING ITS CONTRACT EARLY AFTER THE CONTRACT EARLY AFTER THE CONTRACT EARLY AFTER THE ALLEGATIONS CAME TO LIGHT. THE ALLEGATIONS CAME TO LIGHT. THE ALLEGATIONS CAME TO LIGHT. THE CASE BECOMING ONE OF CASE BECOMING ONE OF CASE BECOMING ONE OF OKLAHOMA'S BIGGEST POLITICAL OKLAHOMA'S BIGGEST POLITICAL OKLAHOMA'S BIGGEST POLITICAL SCANDALS IN RECENT HISTORY SCANDALS IN RECENT HISTORY SCANDALS IN RECENT HISTORY SPARKING AUDITS, LEGISLATIVE SPARKING AUDITS, LEGISLATIVE SPARKING AUDITS, LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS AND THE RESIGNATION HEARINGS AND THE RESIGNATION HEARINGS AND THE RESIGNATION OF THE STATES. THEN TOURISM OF THE STATES. THEN TOURISM OF THE STATES. THEN TOURISM DIRECTOR IN 2024. BRENT SWAT DIRECTOR IN 2024. BRENT SWAT DIRECTOR IN 2024. BRENT SWAT LEE'S ATTORNEY TELLING US WE LEE'S ATTORNEY TELLING US WE LEE'S ATTORNEY TELLING US WE ABSOLUTELY DENY ANY ABSOLUTELY DENY ANY ABSOLUTELY DENY ANY WRONGDOING. HIS ATTORNEYS WRONGDOING. HIS ATTORNEYS WRONGDOING. HIS ATTORNEYS GOING ON TO SPEND THE LAST 2 GOING ON TO SPEND THE LAST 2 GOING ON TO SPEND THE LAST 2 YEARS SINCE THEN FIGHTING THE YEARS SINCE THEN FIGHTING THE YEARS SINCE THEN FIGHTING THE CASE THROUGH A SERIES OF CASE THROUGH A SERIES OF CASE THROUGH A SERIES OF PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN ATTEMPTS PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN ATTEMPTS PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE ATTORNEY GENERAL GET TO REMOVE ATTORNEY GENERAL GET TO REMOVE ATTORNEY GENERAL GET NEAR DRUMMOND'S OFFICE FROM NEAR DRUMMOND'S OFFICE FROM NEAR DRUMMOND'S OFFICE FROM THE PROSECUTION. THE CASE THE PROSECUTION. THE CASE THE PROSECUTION. THE CASE FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY FINALLY GETTING UNDERWAY MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION.

[00:02:16]MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION.

[00:02:16]MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION. ATTORNEYS ON BOTH SIDES. EACH ATTORNEYS ON BOTH SIDES. EACH ATTORNEYS ON BOTH SIDES. EACH SPENDING HOURS QUESTIONING IN SPENDING HOURS QUESTIONING IN SPENDING HOURS QUESTIONING IN RULING OUT POTENTIAL JURORS.

[00:02:23]RULING OUT POTENTIAL JURORS.

[00:02:23]RULING OUT POTENTIAL JURORS. >> AND THAT JURY SELECTION >> AND THAT JURY SELECTION >> AND THAT JURY SELECTION PROCESS WILL PICK UP AGAIN PROCESS WILL PICK UP AGAIN PROCESS WILL PICK UP AGAIN TOMORROW. ONCE THE JURY TOMORROW. ONCE THE JURY TOMORROW. ONCE THE JURY SELECTED, BOTH SIDES WILL SELECTED, BOTH SIDES WILL SELECTED, BOTH SIDES WILL BEGIN GIVING ARGUMENTS. THIS BEGIN GIVING ARGUMENTS. THIS BEGIN GIVING ARGUMENTS. THIS TRIAL IS EXPECTED