Prater Confirms Criminal Investigation Into Alexander SuperPAC
Criminal investigation is underway into possible public corruption, campaign violations
by Nolan Clay
Investigators are poring over prominent political consultant Chad Alexander’s emails and text messages looking for evidence of public corruption, campaign contribution violations and illegal collusion with political candidates.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater confirmed Thursday a criminal investigation is underway.
Prater’s chief investigator in July told a judge there is “direct evidence” in the text messages of possible collusion involving the campaign of state schools superintendent candidate Joy Hofmeister.
The records indicate Hofmeister wanted Alexander to use a “super PAC” to attack the incumbent schools superintendent, Janet Barresi, the investigator wrote in a search warrant affidavit.
A candidate and such groups are supposed to act independently.