Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission to dissolve, pay $10K after settlement

Oklahoma Voice: Head of Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission charged with viewing a cockfight

OKLAHOMA CITY — The president of an Oklahoma group that has advocated to reduce cockfighting penalties has been charged with allegedly watching one.

Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission ordered to dissolve after campaign finance violations

The Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission must dissolve and pay $10,000 in penalties after admitting to campaign finance violations, while its leader faces a charge related to illegal cockfighting.

Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission to dissolve, pay $10K after settlement

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission PAC has been ordered to dissolve and pay thousands of dollars as part of a settlement with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. The Gamefowl Commission advocates for lessening cockfighting penalties and admitted to violating several ethics rules, including accepting anonymous contributions above the legal limit. Oklahoma mental health cuts end key job, housing program Gamefowl Commission P…

Head of Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission charged with viewing a cockfight

Anthony DeVore, president of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, shows off a rooster at a farm in Wilson on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Graycen Wheeler/KOSU)OKLAHOMA CITY — The president of an Oklahoma group that has advocated to reduce cockfighting penalties has been charged with allegedly watching one. Anthony Wayne Headrick DeVore, 52, of Caddo, was charged last week in McIntosh County with spectating a cockfight after authorities allege he att…

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Gamefowl PAC ordered to dissolve, Chairman Anthony DeVore charged with cockfighting crime

With its chairman recently charged with being a spectator at an illegal cockfight, the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission PAC has been ordered to dissolve following “extensive violations of Oklahoma’s campaign finance laws,” the state Ethics Commission announced Wednesday. McIntosh County District Attorney Carol Iski charged Anthony DeVore with the misdemeanor count Sept. 8, three months after […] The post Gamefowl PAC ordered to dissolve, Chairman An…