The Tulalip Tribes of Washington are reviewing six years of expenditures to determine how $6 million in federal housing funds was spent.
The tribe will have to repay any money that was misspent. According to news reports, housing official used the funds for first-class travel, Palm Pilots, cellphones, expensive meals and drinks, laptops, night-vision goggles and whale-watching trips.
On October 29, the former chairman of the housing authority, Dale Jones, pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzlement. The tribe then disbanded the authority and established a housing department.
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Tulalip Tribes reviewing six years of receipts
(The Seattle Times 12/4)
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Tulalip Tribes - http://www.tulaliptribes.com
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