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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003

A federal judge in Montana sentenced the brother of former Crow chairman Clifford Bird in Ground to three years of probation for his role in a tribal fraud and bribery case.

Alexander R. Bird in Ground pleaded guilty to taking tribal money to buy a pickup truck. He was ordered to pay back $26,444, the cost of a 1999 Dodge Durango, The Billings Gazette reported.

Clifford Bird in Ground pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks for helping direct tribal money to a local car dealership. He awaits sentencing.

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Probation in tribal fund case (The Billings Gazette 2/6)

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