Drummond comments on LOFT report that details Department of Mental Health's financial troubles

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 1, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following comments after the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) released its report on the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The report outlines the agency's mismanagement of funds.

“The LOFT report confirms what I said throughout the legislative session: Gov. Stitt needed to fire Allie Friesen. Instead of acting in the best interests of Oklahoma taxpayers, he acted in the best interest of a failing bureaucrat who never had a good answer for why or how tens of millions of dollars went missing. Thankfully, the Legislature was willing to remove Ms. Friesen so the state Department of Mental Health could benefit from new, more qualified leadership.

“While I have met with the interim director and have had pleasant discussions, I still do not have any definitive explanation on the millions of missing tax dollars. I have offered to assist the department leadership in any way possible to find and recover these funds. My office stands ready to support them however we can.”