Dakota Guilty
Tribal Chairman Fred Dakota was convicted today by a federal jury on
charges he accepted bribes from a New Jersey slot machine dealer and then
evaded taxes on the $127,000.00 in payments.
The U.S. district court jury of nine men and three women began deliberation
Wednesday and announced their verdict this morning.
Polinsky was also convicted on all counts. Both men will be sentenced Sept.
30th 1997
For more on the history of this struggle (now in its 22nd month) see
"http://www.edwards1.com/rose/native/ffj/ffj.htm"
You can also consult earlier postings to Native-L on this subject at
"http://bioc09.uthscsa.edu/natnet/archive/nl/keweenaw-bay.html"