On August 6, 2021, Kevin Mitchell was named as a defendant in the federal civil rights case Graff, et al v. Aberdeen Enterprises II, Inc., et al (Case 4:17-cv-00606-TCK-JFJ). The lawsuit alleges that Mitchell participated in a statewide extortion scheme that jailed impoverished Oklahomans to generate revenue for the Sheriff’s Association, courts, and a private debt collection agency. The suit claims violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c) (RICO), and the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. As of the latest available information, the case is ongoing.
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