Third Owner Says Morgan Hired For Influence

Nolan Clay

A third owner of a landfill development company testified Friday in a political corruption trial that a state senator was hired in 2005 for his influence over legislation.

Jolene Ford of Newkirk testified that the company’s main attorney, Martin Stringer, advised the four owners in June 2005 to hire Mike Morgan and lobbyist Andrew Skeith. Morgan, 57, of Stillwater; Stringer, 71, of Oklahoma City; and Skeith, 53, of Edmond, were indicted in March. All three have pleaded not guilty.

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