Bangor, Maine (AP)
A former Passamaquoddy governor has been sentenced to five years in prison for misusing more than $1.8 million in tribal and federal funds.
After a three-week jury trial, Robert Newell was found guilty in November of 29 counts of conspiracy and misapplication...
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04-30-2009, 02:41 PM -
Waco, Texas (AP)
A former Kickapoo tribal manager was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in a plot to steal tribal casino funds for political campaigns and personal expenses.
Isidro Garza Jr. was sentenced along with his son, former state Rep. Timoteo...02-19-2008, 06:42 PM -
Portland, Oregon (AP)
A 13-year veteran of the Warm Springs tribal police force has been sentenced to three months in prison for stealing nearly $5,000 seized as evidence in a criminal case.
03-15-2010, 01:05 PM -
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
The conviction and sentencing of a former tribal legislator and his wife brought to nine the number of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe officials and associates who’ve been convicted in a corruption investigation, prosecutors said during April.
A federal...04-16-2008, 03:52 PM -
Billings, Montana (AP)
Three former federal and tribal employees who pleaded guilty to stealing from a Fort Peck tribal loan program have been sentenced to prison.
The Billings Gazette reports that U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon recently sentenced 44-year-old Shelly Pipe...11-02-2010, 12:03 AM