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| Oklahoma ex-councilman arrested for using prisoners to steal copper |
| By duluthnewstribune.com- Heide Brandes |
| Published: 06/05/2015 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A former councilman from an Oklahoma City suburb has been arrested for hiring inmates to steal copper from tornado sirens, leaving a twister-prone area without a working warning system, police said on Thursday. James Smith, 66, while a councilman in the city of Luther, directed three inmates in a work-release program to remove copper wire and other metals from six tornado sirens during a clean-up in October 2014. He then sold the scrap for $157.95, Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel told a news conference. It will cost taxpayers about $31,000 to repair the sirens. Smith paid the inmates $40 each. Read More. |
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