By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea will give arrest powers to its military amid an eruption of tribal violence in remote highlands that saw at least 26 men …
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Two Los Angeles County Men Agree to Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribery Scheme to Unlawfully Obtain Tribal Police Badges
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelLOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles-area men who unlawfully sold or purchased police badges from a southeastern San Diego County tribe – one who lied to the FBI about the …
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Readout of Justice Department Participation in the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelAttorney General Merrick B. Garland and other senior Justice Department officials today participated in the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The summit reiterated the importance of Nation-to-Nation relationships and …
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Bend Man Sentenced for Theft from Tribal Organization
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelPORTLAND, Ore.—A Bend, Oregon man was sentenced in federal court today for stealing tools from Warm Springs Composite Products, a wood products manufacturing business owned by the Confederated Tribes of …
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Former Blackfeet Tribal operations manager suspected of stealing tribal COVID-19 relief funding arraigned on charges
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelGREAT FALLS — The former operations manager for the Blackfeet Tribe was arraigned today on charges accusing him of stealing federal COVID-19 relief funding the tribe received, U.S. Attorney Jesse …
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Fort Peck Tribal corrections officer admits deprivation of rights in assault of inmate
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelGREAT FALLS — A corrections officer who worked at the Fort Peck Tribe’s detention center admitted today to a civil rights violation for assaulting an inmate, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich …
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Former Executive Director of Tribal non-profit job training program pleads guilty to embezzling federal funds
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTacoma – The former Executive Director of the Western Washington Indian Employment Training Program (WWIETP) pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to embezzling from a program receiving …
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US and World News
Exclusive-Kurdish-led Syria force vows to meet tribal demands after clash
by Reutersby ReutersBy Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pledged to meet Arab tribal demands in eastern Syria and fix “mistakes” he said had …
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U.S. officials visit Syria’s Deir al Zor in bid to defuse Arab tribal unrest
by Reutersby ReutersBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Senior U.S. officials visited Syria’s eastern oil-rich Deir al Zor province on Sunday in an attempt to defuse an uprising by Arab tribes against …
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U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria battle Arab tribal unrest
by Reutersby ReutersBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces led by Kurdish forces poured reinforcements in Syria’s eastern Deir al Zor province on Wednesday to quell widespread unrest …
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Tribal Chief Is ‘Interested In Reclaiming’ Ancestral Land Where Ben & Jerry’s HQ Now Stands
Tribal Chief Is ‘Interested In Reclaiming’ Ancestral Land Where Ben & Jerry’s HQ Now Stands Aaron Life on July 7, 2023 Ben & Jerry’s headquarters is located on land originally …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Red Lake Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for the Murder of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBEMIDJI, Minn. – A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for fatally shooting a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. …
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Former Tribal Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – A former Tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) was sentenced today to six years and three months …
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Rapid City Woman Indicted for Theft From an Indian Tribal Organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft From an Indian Tribal …
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Former Tribal Councilmember Sentenced to Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – A former tribal councilmember for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 84 months in prison for embezzlement, perjury, and suborning perjury, announced U.S. Attorney …
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Former Tribal Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON – A former Tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) pleaded guilty today to a bribery scheme in which …
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At least five killed in tribal violence in Sudan’s West Kordofan
by Reutersby ReutersKHARTOUM (Reuters) -At least five people were killed and nine injured in tribal clashes between members of the Miseriya and Nuba tribes in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, the country’s military …
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U.S. Attorney hosts public safety Tribal Consultation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Oct. 5, Alexander M.M. Uballez, the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, hosted delegations from the Pueblo of Acoma, Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo …
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Former Tribal IT Director Sentenced in Federal Court for Roles in Bribery Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Florida man convicted of Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, was sentenced on September 12, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Charles …
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Wakpala Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement from Standing Rock Tribal Organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, man convicted of embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization was sentenced on July 18, 2022, by …
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Little Eagle Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement from Standing Rock Tribal Organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization was sentenced on July 18, 2022, …
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NJ Attorney General Says Ford Liable for Toxic Sludge in Tribal Land
RINGOOWD, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General today said a lawsuit was filed against Ford Motor Co. over its contamination of hundreds of acres of soil, water, wetlands and …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Makah Tribal member sentenced to 16 months in prison for carjacking and threatening young boys
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTacoma – A enrolled member of the Makah Tribe was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 16 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Nicolas Joseph …
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Tribal Partners and Border Patrol prevent dangerous smuggling attempt in upstate New York
AKWESASNE, NY – With assistance from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, and the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD), U.S. Border Patrol agents from the …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Pine Ridge Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft of Money from Federal Program and …
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