Oklahoma has paid 12 other states more than $30.5 million to resolve a legal dispute about truck registration fees that arose from an Oklahoma Tax Commission scandal, officials confirmed Friday.

For years, private trucking agents gave kickbacks to corrupt Oklahoma Tax Commission employees for allowing truck registration agents to use false projections to make it appear as if more miles would be traveled in low-cost states and less miles in high-cost states to lessen tax bills.

The County Commissioner scandal, a purchasing kickback scandal resulting in the conviction of 200 individuals, including over 2/3rds of the sitting county commissioners, representing 60 of 77 Oklahoma counties (1981-1984)

Oklahoma has 77 counties. Each county has 3 elected County Commissioners for a total of 231 County Commissioners state wide. During the early 1980's over 200 of Oklahoma's County Commissioners and suppliers were indicted in federal courts in a massive kickback scandal.

The FBI dubbed the investigation of corruption in county government in Oklahoma 'OKSCAM'. OKSCAM was "the largest local corruption investigations in American history." Ref: Bad Times for Good Ol' Boys: The Oklahoma County Commissioner Scandal. Harry Holloway with Frank S. Meyers.

A three-year federal investigation of the state's elected officials has found that graft is routine and nearly ubiquitous in Oklahoma county government.

Several Oklahoma counties saw all three commissioners indicted.

"abusers justified their illegal behavior on the basis that they were entitled to their gains."

From BAD TIMES FOR GOOD OL' BOYS, The Oklahoma County Commissioner Scandal. "The Untouchables Are Back!"

The three justices received $200,000 to reverse a tax claim against an investment company that allegedly milked millions from trusting shareholders. Johnson was impeached and removed him from office. Former Vice Chief Justice Nelson Corn and Justice Earl Welch were also convicted of tax evasion, and Corn said some of the other justices had taken bribes. View more

Gene Stipe was later investigated and tried on a series of issues some related to Roberts illegal donations, and more that weren't.

50 years in office rife with corruption. The 6 years of federal efforts to try, convict and sentence Stipe have yielded no justice.

Oklahoma State Department of Health.

First made news in May 2000 from a federal investigation into corruption at the department A Multi-County Grand Jury investigating the scandal issued 302 subpoenas for witnesses a nd evidence, heard from 150 witnesses, examined 1242 exhibits and issued 12 indictments involving 15 individuals and 159 separate criminal counts.

The Grand Jury also found cases of shames, involving jobs were no real worked expected or required. These were mostly where current and former members of the Oklahoma Legislature had used their influence to secure employment at the health department for family members, friends and associates, often without regard to the qualifications of those hired.

In the entire history of the US there have been eleven governors impeached. Of those six were removed. Oklahoma had two of the six that were removed.

Not included in these numbers is David Hall who was arrested shortly after leaving office. A federal court convicted Governor David Hall of extortion and other crimes committed during his tenure, as Governor. 1975

Governor David Walters avoided seven felony charges by accepting a plea bargain in 1994. Walters facing a multicounty grand jury indictment accusing him of eight felonies, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor in an agreement with prosecutors.

A federal grand jury indicted the group afor conspiring to get Draper's father elected to the state House through fraudulent absentee ballots in Adair County.

A jury convicted Draper and Fitzgibbon, but a federal appeals court tossed out the convictions after prosecution witnesses recanted.