Grab some napkins and a couple of wet naps! This Swadley's Foggy Bottom Kitchen situation is getting messy!
A few weeks back, we amplified a Frontier report about a costly deal the Oklahoma Tourism Department worked out with Brent Swadley to launch – and apparently subsidize – a chain of Swadley's Foggy Bottom Kitchens at Oklahoma State Parks.
Since that went down, lawmakers and law enforcement have now turned their attention to the controversy. Here's a timeline of everything that's occurred since last week:
As first reported by The Frontier, a new report raises questions on millions of dollars tourism officials spent on Swadley’s Foggy Bottom restaurants. | via @reesejgorman https://t.co/ylJl2gVYxu
— The Frontier (@readfrontier) April 1, 2022
1. Something called the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency presented a highly-critical report on the deal...
According to that report, the state actually blew over $16-million on the deal, ignored its own plans to open only one restaurant per year, and may have violated Oklahoma laws in the process. Give the Stitt Administration credit – They sure know how to run a state like a shady business!