Rinehart To Be Investigated...Again

Former Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart is going to be investigated again.

This time, District Attorney David Prater wants to know the details behind an uncashed, two-year-old check for $71,185 found in a credenza in offices Rinehart vacated. The check was written by an auctioneer after surplus property was sold by Rinehart’s District 2 office nearly two years ago.

Prater sent a letter this week asking the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the state auditor to investigate whether Rinehart or his staff are guilty of any wrongdoing, according to records that were obtained by The Oklahoman. Prater also asked state authorities to look into what happened to a computer and two monitors discovered to be missing during an audit when Rinehart left office.

Rinehart was defeated in the Republican primary last year as he sought reelection. He already faces a legal battle over charges filed earlier.

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