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Swadley avoids prison with six-year probation sentence in state-park fraud case
Restaurateur Brent Swadley received six years of probation for fraud crimes tied to state-park restaurants during the pandemic. Oklahoma’s attorney general called for the sentencing judge to resign after the decision.
Brent Swadley, owner of Swadley’s B-B-Q, was sentenced to six years of probation Thursday, Oct. 22, in an Oklahoma fraud case involving the renovation and operation of restaurants at state parks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong imposed the sentence, allowing Swadley to avoid prison.
After the hearing, Swadley thanked God. Oklahoma’s attorney general called on Truong to resign following the sentencing.