Tulsa (OK) to Hire Fraud Investigator

The City of Tulsa plans to hire a fraud investigator, after federal officials revealed a public corruption case Thursday that cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

Two former city workers and four local businessmen are accused of fraud and bribery. Larry Baker and Albert Martinez were high-ranking officials in Tulsa's engineering department.

The businessmen charged include Harlen Yocham of Yocham Enterprises; Max Wolf, president of Horizon Construction, Kenneth Shoemaker, president of FBS, Inc. and FBS Engineering; as well as Stewart Franklin, an accountant for FBS, Inc.

Tulsa city councilors are now questioning the checks and balances in place to detect fraud.

Read more at KJRH.com.