Shadid Fighting To Keep His Past A Secret
Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid still fighting to keep past secret
By Nolan Clay and Robby Trammell; © Copyright 2013, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City mayoral candidate Ed Shadid sought to keep possible criminal wrongdoing from coming out in his divorce by invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, The Oklahoman has learned.
He’s not saying why.
Shadid invoked the constitutional privilege in 2006 after hiring Josh Welch, at the time a prominent criminal defense attorney.
After granting a divorce in 2007, a judge sealed from public view Shadid’s reasons for invoking the Fifth Amendment as well as dozens of other records. The judge sealed the records at Shadid’s and his ex-wife’s request.
The divorce decree itself remained open.