Pine Ridge man indicted for embezzlement from Oglala Sioux Tribe
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal grand jury has indicted Mason Big Crow, 50, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, on charges of larceny, embezzlement, and theft from an Indian tribal organization, the…
First Native American Interior Secretary At War With Tribe Over Oil And Gas Drilling
First Native American Interior Secretary At War With Tribe Over Oil And Gas Drilling Trevor Schakohl on May 3, 2023 The Navajo Nation Council voted against the plans of Interior Secretary Deb…
‘Held Hostage’: Landowners Sue Indian Tribe Over Road Blockades In Neighborhood
‘Held Hostage’: Landowners Sue Indian Tribe Over Road Blockades In Neighborhood Katelynn Richardson on March 2, 2023 Nearly 40 Wisconsin landowners filed a federal lawsuit against a local American Indian tribe for…
Biden Admin ‘Black History Month’ Event Features Land Acknowledgement Of Slave-Owning Tribe
Biden Admin ‘Black History Month’ Event Features Land Acknowledgement Of Slave-Owning Tribe John Hugh DeMastri on February 28, 2023 A guest at a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) “Black History Month Fireside…
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Federal Probation After Stealing and Crashing Vehicle Belonging to Tribe
EUGENE, Ore.—A former employee of the Burns Paiute Tribe was sentenced to federal probation today after she stole and crashed a vehicle owned by the Tribe used to transport students to and…
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman and Architecture Firm Owner Sentenced in Bribery Case
BOSTON – The former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of an architecture-and-design firm in Providence, R.I. were sentenced today for bribery relating to the Tribe’s plans to build…
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman and Architecture Firm Owner Convicted of Bribery
BOSTON – The former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of an architecture-and-design firm in Providence, R.I. were convicted today by a federal jury in connection with bribery involving…
Former Executive Officer of the Southern Ute Tribe Sentenced to 13.5 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Child
DURANGO – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that McKean Walton, age 52, of Ignacio, Colorado, was sentenced to 13.5 years in federal prison, followed by 10…
Member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe sentenced to two years in federal prison for domestic assault
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Drew Beck, 36, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced in federal court on Oct. 4 to two years and five…
Former Tribal Police Chief Admits to Stealing More than $300,000 from Local Tribe by Selling Fake Badges
Assistant 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 he stole…
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