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An ongoing investigation against Oklahoma State Senator Rick Brinkley is underway and will remain open to the public after Tulsa County District Judge Mary Fitzgerald rejected a request to file under seal a motion to put a civil case on hold. The Better Business Bureau of Tulsa filed suit against Brinkley in an effort to recover more than $1 million he allegedly embezzled while he served as an executive of the organization.

Brinkley is also under a criminal investigation by the Tulsa County District Attorney's office and the Oklahoma Ethics Commission is looking into his campaign spending.