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IHS employee pleads guilty to taking from tribe


An Indian Health Service employee pleaded guilty to embezzling $19,000 from the volunteer fire department of the Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada.

Elvin Willie Jr. was the assistant chief/treasurer of the department. He admitted taking the money using an ATM card, The Lahontan Valley News reported.

Schurz will be sentenced in federal court in January.

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Former Schurz fire official admits theft (The Lahontan Valley News 10/14)