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Brent Swadley Receives Suspended Sentence, Must Pay Restitution on Charges of Fraud Against State
Prosecutors said Swadley’s chain received $16.7 million before the contract was canceled, and the state sought 10 years in prison.
- On Thursday, Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong sentenced restaurant owner Brent Swadley to a six-year suspended sentence, sparing him prison time for fraud convictions involving state park restaurant operations.
- A jury convicted Swadley in May 2026 of conspiracy and presenting fraudulent claims after prosecutors alleged he inflated invoices while operating Swadley's Foggy Bottom Kitchen at six state parks.
- The sentence mandates Swadley pay $1.2 million in restitution and a $50,000 fine, with 160 community service hours due by December 1, 2027.
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond criticized the ruling, alleging the judge "invited fraudsters like Brent Swadley to injure Oklahoma with impunity" by disregarding jury recommendations.
- Swadley plans to appeal the conviction, though he remains a convicted felon subject to potential prison time if he violates the terms of his six-year suspended probation.
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Swadley to serve no prison time, ordered to pay $1.2M for defrauding Oklahoma
A judge in Oklahoma County sentenced restaurant owner Brent Swadley to a suspended six-year sentence after his conviction for inflating invoices at state parks, requiring him to pay $1.2 million in restitution but avoiding prison time despite jury recommendations for harsher penalties.
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oklahomavoice.comSwadley to serve no prison time, ordered to pay $1.2M for defrauding Oklahoma tourism department
OKLAHOMA CITY – A restaurant owner convicted of defrauding the state will serve no prison time, but must pay $1.2 million in restitution, an Oklahoma County judge ordered.
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