Feds indict Spirit Lake leader for fuel assistance fraud (The Grand Forks Herald 4/7)
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Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation worker indicted for embezzlement
Posted: Thursday, April 7, 2011
An employee of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation of North Dakota has been charged with stealing money from the low-income fuel assistance program.
Patricia Robertson, also known as Patti Cavanaugh, is the coordinator for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program on the reservation. She has been indicted on a charge of embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization.
Another employee said other tribal members have been arrested in connection with the theft, The Grand Forks Herald reported. But the U.S. Attorney's Office in North Dakota would not comment on other cases.
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Feds indict Spirit Lake leader for fuel assistance fraud (The Grand Forks Herald 4/7)
Feds indict Spirit Lake leader for fuel assistance fraud (The Grand Forks Herald 4/7)
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