BREAKING NEWS
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Contact: Steve Hindi 630-640-1889
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe May Have Broken Election Laws, Group Charges at Capitol; Cherokee Nation Members Criticize Principal Chief's Role in Inhofe Pigeon Shoot Fundraising Event
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) may have broken election laws at a pigeon shoot fundraising event he held Sept. 5, according to documents and video made public at a Capitol press conference here Tuesday morning by an international animal protection group.
SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) President Steve Hindi said video documentation his group has obtained indicates it was federal land used for a pigeon shoot fundraiser by Sen. Inhofe in Oklahoma, that the general manager of the district participated in the shoot, contributed to Inhofe's campaign and his district profited from Sen. Inhofe's votes in the Senate.
Hindi released copies of the federal complaint and associated documentation:
www.sharkonline.org/images/handouts/inhofecomplaint.pdf
http://www.sharkonline.org/images/handouts/Inhofeexhibits.pdf[1][2]
An undercover SHARK investigator secretly recorded the pigeon shoot in Lone Wolf, OK in which Sen. Inhofe and a second member of Congress – Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) – participated. The video, which exposed horrific acts of animal cruelty, has gone viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbN36abT0k[3]
Members of the Cherokee Nation also participated in the press conference here Tuesday and voiced serious concerns about their Principal Chief's participation in a controversial pigeon shoot fundraiser. Bill John Baker, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, was filmed participating in the pigeon shoot. A complaint against Chief Baker has been filed with Attorney General Todd Hembree of the Cherokee Nation by Cherokee lawyer Michael E. Moore. http://sharkonline.org/images/handouts/michaelmooreletter.pdf[4]
Members of the Cherokee Nation have said they were particularly incensed at their Chief's involvement representing the Cherokee Nation, which was listed as a “Gold Level Host” of the pigeon shoot (meaning it had donated at least $2,500 to Inhofe).
Twila Barnes, a noted genealogist and member of the Cherokee Nation, objected to the Cherokee Nation support of the fundraiser while Cherokee Nation members are going without basic necessities for lack of funds.
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References
- ^ www.sharkonline.org/images/handouts/inhofecomplaint.pdf (www.sharkonline.org)
- ^ http://www.sharkonline.org/images/handouts/Inhofeexhibits.pdf (www.sharkonline.org)
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbN36abT0k (www.youtube.com)
- ^ http://sharkonline.org/images/handouts/michaelmooreletter.pdf (sharkonline.org)
