Utah man accused of stealing more than $176K from Paiute Tribe

Thursday, January 13, 2011  

A Utah man who appears to have a checkered past has been charged with stealing more than $176,000 from the Paiute Tribe.

Jeffrey C. Zander worked as the tribe's economic development director and trust resource director. Federal authorities say he stole Bureau of Indian Affairs grant money that was meant for the tribe and its five federally recognized bands.

Zander is charged with 22 counts of theft from a program receiving federal funds, one count of money laundering and three counts of failing to file a tax return, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

According to The North Coast Journal, a Utah man named Jeffrey C. Zander worked for the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission in California after leaving the Paiute Tribe in 2008. Zander, who served time in military prison for falsifying his legal credentials, resigned under a cloud.

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Cedar City man stole $176, 000 from tribe, charges say (The Salt Lake Tribune 1/13)