Brent Swadley Accuses Attorney General's Office Of Accessing Protected Calls

Brent Swadley Accuses Attorney General's Office Of Accessing Protected Calls

Convicted restaurant owner Brent Swadley is asking an Oklahoma judge to intervene before his sentencing after accusing the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office of improperly accessing confidential attorney-client phone calls while he was housed at the Oklahoma County Detention Center.

The latest filing comes after Brent Swadley was convicted in May on felony fraud and conspiracy charges tied to Oklahoma state park restaurant renovations. His attorneys argue prosecutors secretly intercepted privileged legal conversations, violating his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office strongly denies the allegations and says its staff followed established procedures for handling protected communications.

Brent Swadley Claims Protected Calls Were Improperly Accessed

Attorneys representing Brent Swadley filed an emergency motion alleging prosecutors and interns with the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office listened to and downloaded dozens of confidential attorney-client phone calls.

According to the motion, call records indicate privileged conversations were accessed while Swadley was being held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. His attorneys argue those communications are protected under the Sixth Amendment and contend the alleged access could affect the fairness of the upcoming sentencing proceedings.

The defense is asking the court to suppress any information obtained from the calls or delay sentencing while the allegations are investigated. The emergency motion has been filed in Oklahoma County District Court, where case filings are publicly available through the Oklahoma State Courts Network at https://www.oscn.net.

Attorney General's Office Denies Allegations

The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office has rejected the defense's claims, calling the allegations "patently false."

According to the Attorney General's Office, prosecutors have established safeguards to prevent privileged attorney-client communications from being monitored. The office maintains that if a call is identified as involving an attorney, it is immediately terminated and not intentionally reviewed. The Attorney General's public statements regarding the case have been released through the agency's official website at https://www.oag.ok.gov.

The dispute now centers on whether any protected communications were improperly accessed and, if so, whether that should have any impact on Swadley's sentencing.

Sentencing Battle Continues

Brent Swadley was convicted in May on felony fraud and conspiracy charges after prosecutors alleged he submitted inflated and fraudulent reimbursement claims connected to renovation work at Oklahoma state parks. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

The latest motion does not seek to overturn the guilty verdict. Instead, it asks the court to determine whether the alleged handling of attorney-client communications violated Swadley's constitutional rights before sentencing proceeds.

A judge will ultimately decide whether additional hearings are necessary or whether sentencing will move forward as scheduled. Any future rulings in the case will become part of the public record through the Oklahoma State Courts Network, while proceedings continue in Oklahoma County District Court under Oklahoma's criminal justice system. Information about Oklahoma district courts and court procedures is available through the Oklahoma Judicial Branch at https://www.oscn.net.

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