A man claiming Mohawk and Lakota ancestry pleaded guilty to using a fake name in South Dakota state court.
Charles Roger Leo Adams Jr. has been using the name "Charlie Smoke" in both the U.S. and Canada. He was deported from Canada after failing to document his identity.
Late last month, a judge for the Oglala Sioux Tribe found that "Charlie Smoke" was really a non-Indian. The state subsequently picked him up on charges of false impersonation.
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'Charlie Smoke' admits using fake name
(CBC 10/21)
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Charlie Smoke - http://charlie_smoke.tripod.com
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