OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The first trial date has been set for a lawsuit by a state against pharmaceutical companies over the opioid epidemic. Oklahoma is one of at least 13 states that have filed separate lawsuits against drugmakers, alleging fraudulent marketing of drugs that fueled the opioid epidemic. State Attorney General Mike Hunter says a judge granted his request for a May 28, 2019, trial date. The companies deny wrongdoing.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The chief financial officer of the Oklahoma State Department of Health says he was on the job only a few weeks before he started to notice major problems with how the agency was handling its finances. CFO Mike Romero testified for more than three hours on Friday before a special House committee investigating financial problems at the agency. Romero accused agency leaders of perpetuating a culture of fear in which veteran employees were afraid to speak out for fear of losing their jobs.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma sports marketing agent has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $698,000 in restitution for misusing charity funds. The Oklahoman reports Bill Horn was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to two felony tax charges. Prosecutors said Horn helped The Tommie Harris Foundation's money and credit cards for personal use. Harris was a defensive tackle at the University of Oklahoma who went on to play for the Chicago Bears.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma health officials say 22 people have died from the flu in the state this season, and more than 1,000 people have been hospitalized. An update released Thursday says that more than half of the people hospitalized for flu are age 50 and up. The state Department of Health says it isn't too late to have a flu shot.
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