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Ex-official in Paraguay accused of stealing $700K due to tribe






YouTube: Fiscal explica orden de captura contra Rubén Quesnel

The former director of the National Indigenous Institute in Paraguay has been accused of stealing $700,000 in government funds that were to be used for a poor, landless tribe.

Ruben Quesnel was captured on video withdrawing the money from a bank. He has reportedly fled the area and authorities have ordered his arrest.

The money was set aside for the impoverished Enxet Tribe, whose lands were stolen by a foreign rancher. The government finally reclaimed the land earlier this year, according to Survival International.

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Former Paraguayan official accused of stealing $700,000 destined for homes for Indians (AP 9/23)

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