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St. Paul, Minnesota (AP)
A former chairman of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has been sentenced to two years of probation on corruption charges.
Peter D. White was sentenced Nov. 19 before U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson.
White was chairman of the tribe from February 2003 to June 2004. He pleaded guilty in May to accepting two cash payments of $1,500 each. He had been accused of taking several payments totaling more than $20,000.
A former chairman of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has been sentenced to two years of probation on corruption charges.
Peter D. White was sentenced Nov. 19 before U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson.
White was chairman of the tribe from February 2003 to June 2004. He pleaded guilty in May to accepting two cash payments of $1,500 each. He had been accused of taking several payments totaling more than $20,000.
