MINNEAPOLIS – A Red Lake man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on July …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Tribal Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—A resident of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho and former CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation (WSEDC) pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Wakpala Man Charged with Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organizations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Wakpala, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Devon Archer Sentenced To A Year And A Day In Prison For The Fraudulent Issuance And Sale Of More Than $60 Million Of Tribal Bonds
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEVON ARCHER was sentenced today by the Honorable Ronnie Abrams to a year and a …
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Financial News
Visa partners with fintech Tribal in Latam to expand small business offerings
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisa Pauline Mattackal – Visa Inc, the world’s largest payment processor, will partner with payment and financing firm Tribal to expand its offerings for small-and-medium-sized businesses in Latin America …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Members of Tribal Leadership Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three former leaders of the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians were sentenced today for a conspiracy to embezzle or steal from a tribal organization, as well as …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. Conroy …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. Robert …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Colville Tribal Member Sentenced to 71 Months for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSpokane, Washington – U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., sentenced James H. Gallaher, 63, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, to 71 months in federal …
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MADERA COUNTY, CA— Through an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California became the 13th U.S. federally recognized tribe to …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Owner of three Puyallup tribal smoke shops sentenced to prison for money-laundering scheme to evade state tobacco taxes
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A 43-year-old owner of three Puyallup tribal smoke shops was sentenced late Friday, December 10, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 14 months in prison for …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Carson Colony Man Sentenced To Prison For Killing His Son On Tribal Land
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressRENO, Nev. – A Carson Colony tribe member was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for killing his son on tribal land in December 2019. According to court documents …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Quileute Tribal member sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of minors
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTacoma – A 30-year-old member of the Quileute Tribe was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 8 years in prison and 30 years of supervised release for …
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US and World News
Navajo Nation Slams Biden Oil Drilling Ban, Says White House Violated ‘Tribal Sovereignty’
The Navajo Nation criticized the Biden administration for banning oil and gas leasing on a large swath of New Mexico land that supported much of its community. The tribe argued …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Department Of Justice Awards Over $2 Million In Grants To Improve Public Safety And Serve Crime Victims In Western District Of Michigan Tribal Communities
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that, as part of a national rollout, the Department of Justice awarded $2,438,323 in grants …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Upper Skagit tribal member sentenced to 15 years in prison for assault
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A 44–year-old member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for three federal felonies in …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Tribal Police Chief Admits to Stealing More than $300,000 from Local Tribe by Selling Fake Badges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAssistant U. S. Attorney Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Anthony Reyes Vazquez pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Tribal Member Sentenced to Prison for Drug Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone on …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Council Member Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for wire …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Crimes against Children
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDURANGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Blair Root House, age 63, of Towaoc, Colorado, was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against a Red Lake man for fatally shooting a Red Lake tribal police officer, assaulting with intent to murder four …