Two more accused alongside Hofmeister turn themselves in

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Two people charged with conspiracy along with the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction have turned themselves in.

Oklahoma County Jail records show Robert Fount Holland and Lela Odom turned themselves in on two complaints of conspiracy to commit a felony.

The charges date back to Joy Hofmeister's 2014 campaign for office. They allege Hofmeister’s campaign conspired with a Super PAC called Oklahomans for Public School Excellence in violation of campaign laws. The PAC was run by well-known Republican campaign strategist Chad Alexander. The PAC’s leadership transferred to Stephanie Milligan after his arrest for drug possession.

The charges allege that the defendants worked together to use Oklahomans for Public School Excellence to exceed campaign donation limits and accept corporation donations in violation of Oklahoma law and that they operated the Super PAC outside the guidelines for a 5014c and coordinated with the campaign while hiding their actions as an Independent Expenditure.

Holland works for AH Strategies, the company that ran Hofmeister's 2014 campaign for office. Odom is the executive director of the Oklahoma Education Association.

Hofmeister, along with Steven Crawford, former executive director of the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration have both entered not guilty pleas. Milligan has yet to turn herself in.