The Oklahoma Beef Council has confirmed that federal authorities are investigating a possible $2.6 embezzlement by a former employee, reports the High Plains Journal. A statement by Heather Buckmaster, chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Beef Council, reads that results on an internal investigation into potential wrongdoing has been turned over to federal authorities in Oklahoma. “Due to an ongoing criminal case and civil matters, we are limited in the details we can share,” Buckmaster said in the statement.
According to Harvest Public Media, no criminal charges have been filed, but the non-profit Oklahoma Beef Council in October 2016 filed a civil lawsuit seeking the recovery of money it says was obtained by its former accounting and compliance manager, identified in court records as Melissa Morton. The employee allegedly forged checks dating back to 2009.