An FBI raid at a casino owned by the
Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians is being linked to the dealings of Beasley Denson, the tribe's chief.
WLBT-TV reports that Denson has been paying a company called Mercury Gaming in Atlanta $60,000 a month.
The amount went up to $250,000 a month in February without the tribal council's knowledge, the station said.
Denson lost his election to
Phyliss J. Anderson.
But the results were thrown out an a new vote has been scheduled for September 6.
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