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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2002

A July 2002 report from the Department of Justice questions how Picuris Pueblo in New Mexico has spent a $728,125 federal police grant.

The tribe received the money from the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) program. But the audit said the tribe did not hire eight new full-time officers and one part-time officer.

The tribe has since dissolved its police unit. The Bureau of Indian Affairs handles law enforcement at the pueblo.

Get the Story:
Fed Audit Says Pueblo Misused Police Funds (The Albuquerque Journal 9/5)

Relevant Documents:
Executive Summary: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Grants to the Picuris Pueblo Police Department, New Mexico (July 2002)

Relevant Links:
COPS audits - http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/copsumma/copstat1.htm