Eight charged in North Dakota tribal embezzlement case
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- Published: 02 June 2011
Grand Forks, North Dakota (AP) June 2011
Federal prosecutors say eight members of the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to embezzle and aiding and abetting.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdons office said the eight are accused of stealing or misapplying property and money belonging to the vocational rehabilitation program that is administered by the tribe.
Prosecutors said all eight have pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Federal prosecutors say eight members of the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to embezzle and aiding and abetting.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdons office said the eight are accused of stealing or misapplying property and money belonging to the vocational rehabilitation program that is administered by the tribe.
Prosecutors said all eight have pleaded not guilty in federal court.