Gus Blackwell

Gus Blackwell (born November 4, 1955) is an American politician from Laverne who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 61st district from 2002 to 2014.^[1][2]

Gus Blackwell
Official portrait
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 61st district
In office November 19, 2002 – November 18, 2014
Preceded by	Jack Begley
Succeeded by	Casey Murdock
Personal details
Born	(1955-11-04) November 4, 1955 (age 69) Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Blackwell was accused of using state funds and campaign funds to pay for personal travel. He was charged with 32 counts of perjury and embezzlement. In a plea bargain, he pled guilty to only one count, agreed to pay restitution and was sentenced to 5 years probation. (2017)^[3][4]

References

1. "Representative Gus Blackwell". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
2. "Former Oklahoma state House member is charged with 44 counts over travel". Oklahoman.com. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
3. | January 18, 2017 Former House leader to pay state $10,000 in restitution in plea agreement in criminal case | Nolan Clay |
4. | March 16, 2017 | 11 Oklahoma politicians who ran afoul of the law | Staff Reports |