Another former employee of a casino owned by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has been indicted in federal court.
Charles Blair Smallwood, 24, is charged with one count of Theft By Officers Or Employees Of Gaming Establishment On Indian Lands, according to the indictment. Details are scarce but he allegedly stole more than $1,000 from the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant.
"The charges arose from an investigation by the Choctaw Nation Tribal Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a press release.
Smallwood is the third former employee of the Durant casino to be charged with theft in recent months. The facility also was at the center of a massive federal corruption case that led to convictions against eight people.
Smallwood is due for arraignment at the federal court in Muskogee on March 16.
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