State Employee Arrested As Claims Questioned

Department of Rehabilitation Services Administrative Programs Officer Teresa Kruta has been suspended after her arrest by Oklahoma County authorities following an investigation of allegedly fraudulent claims filed against the state.

An investigator for the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office arrested Kruta. The arrest is based on information provided by DRS from an internal review and an independent investigation, officials said.

An agency official said Kruta is suspected of filing false, fictitious or fraudulent claims against the state.

DRS officials suspended Kruta after they identified questionable expenditures and asked for an investigation. That was completed on April 1 by the Office of Public Integrity in the Office of Juvenile Affairs.

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