If you rule on decisions that involve oil & gas development, and you receive campaign contributions from the oil & gas industry that could get you a grand jury investigation for bribery.
Attorney David Thompson, who wrote the report with recent law school graduate Erik Escarraman, equates the campaign contributions to bribing a judge. The contributions came from people who had an interest in a pending administrative case…
A grand jury investigation could be launched to determine if the commission head is guilty of a violating a Class C felony bribery statute.
“We’re deeply concerned about the influence of oil in corrupting our political process and extreme amounts of money that are now in play,” said Thompson, who said he and Escarraman are not affiliated with any campaign.
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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.
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Let’s see that in all of our campaigns!