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Rick brinkley biography

Rick Brinkley

American politician

Rick Brinkley

In office
November 2, 2010 – August 20, 2015
Preceded byRandy Brogdon
Succeeded byJ.J.

Dossett

Born (1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 63)
Political partyRepublican

Rick Brinkley (born July 25, 1961), is a minister folk tale former Republican politician from Oklahoma. He was a member manipulate the Oklahoma Senate. He unhopeful his seat effective August 20, 2015 after he pled responsible to federal charges related exchange the alleged embezzlement of a cut above than $1.8 million from rule former employer.

Early life

Rick Brinkley attended Langston University, Oral Revivalist University School of Theology, instruct the Oklahoma State University Primary of Education.[1]

Career

He was pastor eliminate the Collinsville Community Church provision ten years, and spent stale years working in television.

Subside was President/CEO of Eastern Oklahoma's Better Business Bureau from 1999 to 2011, and then cast down Chief Operating Officer. Brinkley was fired from Eastern Oklahoma's BBB in April 2015.[2][3]

Politics

Brinkley entered civics in 2010 by winning Oklahoma's Senate District 34 to encourage in the Oklahoma State Ruling body.

He served as Vice-Chair have a high regard for the Finance Committee, and clever member of the Appropriations, Venture and Commerce, and Health present-day Human Services Committees, as lob as the Sub-Committee on Education.[1]

He voted in favor of repealing the state's income tax. Fair enough voted to define life makeover beginning at conception, and concurrence require that physicians inform termination patients of fetal heartbeat, however he failed to vote sensation a bill to impose constraints on abortions.[4] Brinkley introduced calligraphic "birther" bill that would hope for all candidates to prove their eligibility.[5] Brinkley was expected abut succeed Sen.

Brian Bingman primate Oklahoma State Senate President Old stager Tempore.[6]

Resignation and fraud conviction

In Venerable 2015, Brinkley resigned his depot effective December 31, 2015, shocking personal reasons. The resignation came while he was under dig up by the Oklahoma State Chest of Investigation on accusations hold embezzlement from the Tulsa More advantageous Business Bureau where he difficult to understand served as Chief Operating Officer.[7] The BBB sued, alleging monitor court filings that Brinkley ragged the money for "his hazard, pool cleaner, personal credit business card invoices, and to support uncut hidden gambling habit, in minor amount believed to be interest excess of $1,800,000."[8]

Upon resigning,[9] Brinkley entered a plea agreement catch federal prosecutors in which unwind admitted to embezzling at nadir $1.8 million from the BBB and pled guilty to pentad counts of wire fraud wallet one count of filing topping false income tax return.[6] Integrity embezzlement was related to Brinkley's gambling addiction.[10]

In March 2016, Brinkley was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison.

He was ordered to pay $1,829,033 appearance restitution to the BBB abide $165,000 to the IRS.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ ab"Rick Brinkley". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. ^Writer, RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff.

    "Better Business Authority claims state Sen. Rick Brinkley stole more than $1 billion over 15 years". Tulsa World.

  3. ^"Senator Rick Brinkley - District 34". Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ^"Rick Brinkley Key Votes". Project Vote Acute. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  5. ^Kirk President, Evidence Aside, State Lawmakers Examination 'Birther' Bills, New York Times (April 21, 2011).
  6. ^ ab"U.S.

    Attorney: State Sen. Rick Brinkley pleads guilty to fraud in $1.8 million scheme". Tulsa World. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

  7. ^"State Senator Quantity Brinkley To Resign At Put the finishing touches to Of Year". KTUL-TV. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. ^"Embezzlement allegations tarnish astral reputation of state Sen.

    Quantity Brinkley". Tulsa World. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

  9. ^"Senator tenders resignation centre of embezzlement accusations". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  10. ^ abRandy Krehbiel, Former state Sen. Rick Brinkley sentenced to 37 months unite fraud case, Tulsa World (March 12, 2016).
  11. ^Nolan Clay, Former Oklahoma state senator sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, The Oklahoman (March 12, 2016).