Last year, Mayor Stephens established a special law-enforcement task force with the avowed mission of eradicating corruption in city government  The mayor' s handpicked task force has now begun prosecuting a dozen city officials
Since all of these officials were appointed by Mayor Bixby, Mayor Stephens' predecessor and longtime political foe, it is clear that those being prosecuted have been targeted because of their political affiliations
Complaints of official corruption in city government have decreased since the anticorruption task force began operating.