A Democratic lawmaker currently under investigation for forgery and embezzlement previously pleaded with investigators to let her off easy due to her sick grandfather over misused campaign funds.
Oklahoma State Representative Ajay Pittman, 32, is under investigation by the state Attorney General’s Office after allegedly using campaign money to fund personal purchases including TVs, clothing and restaurant dining.
Agents reviewing her bank records said they found ‘suspicious’ expenses for her campaign, including two TV’s, a laptop, and dining and clothing expenses.
That disclosure came in a search warrant affidavit filed earlier this week in connection with raids on her home and office in relation to their investigation.
Investigators started probing Pittman in June after a Oklahoma Ethics Commission (OEC) highlighted the alleged wrongdoing, according to the search warrant.
Counsel for the commission pointed to the spending as being consistent with unauthorized spending from her previous campaigns in 2020 and 2022.
The OEC accused her of misspending funds across those campaigns, she reached a settlement of $35,000 with them last year after admitting to the misspending.
In an email seen by the Daily Mail, she pleaded for a lenient settlement while citing the alleged ailing health of her grandfather from prostate cancer.
State Rep. Ajay Pittman, 32, is under investigation by the state Attorney General’s Office after allegedly using campaign funds to fund personal purchases
We all have had sick grandfathers, that doesn’t give us the right to steal.
And I have menstrual cramps so I should be able to commit any crime I want to and have no consequenses,.
Another entitled POS!