McMahan Expected To Take The Stand
By Tony Thornton/The Oklahoman In Muskogee ~ State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan is expected to testify this afternoon in his federal court trial.
McMahan and his wife, Lori, face eight federal felony counts related to their association with businessman Steve Phipps, whose abstract companies were regulated by the auditor's office.
Yesterday, Lori McMahan, 43, spent nearly three hours under cross-examination by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Roberts, who tried to point the inconsistencies in her stories.
The fifth-grade teacher admitted telling lies to her husband, to her alleged co-conspirators and to the FBI but said she began telling the truth on Aug. 23, 2007. That was the day FBI agents searched the McMahans' home in Tecumseh.
Roberts tried repeatedly to elicit an admission that Jeff McMahan, 48, knew about cash, jewelry and trips Phipps provided. Each time, Lori McMahan said she kept her husband in the dark.
Her testimony followed a nearly four-hour delay in the trial Wednesday, caused by what was described only as a juror issue. U.S. District Judge James H. Payne resumed the trial Wednesday afternoon with no explanation about the issue. All 12 jurors plus two alternates were present for the afternoon testimony.
McMahan and his wife, Lori, face eight federal felony counts related to their association with businessman Steve Phipps, whose abstract companies were regulated by the auditor's office.
Yesterday, Lori McMahan, 43, spent nearly three hours under cross-examination by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Roberts, who tried to point the inconsistencies in her stories.
The fifth-grade teacher admitted telling lies to her husband, to her alleged co-conspirators and to the FBI but said she began telling the truth on Aug. 23, 2007. That was the day FBI agents searched the McMahans' home in Tecumseh.
Roberts tried repeatedly to elicit an admission that Jeff McMahan, 48, knew about cash, jewelry and trips Phipps provided. Each time, Lori McMahan said she kept her husband in the dark.
Her testimony followed a nearly four-hour delay in the trial Wednesday, caused by what was described only as a juror issue. U.S. District Judge James H. Payne resumed the trial Wednesday afternoon with no explanation about the issue. All 12 jurors plus two alternates were present for the afternoon testimony.
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