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A federal jury found Michael Thomas, former Mashantucket Pequot tribal chairman, guilty on all charges - he embezzled from the tribe that owns Foxwoods Resort Casino.
The federal government had alleged that Thomas embezzled about $100,000 from the tribe through the misuse of a tribe-issued American Express card that was to be used strictly for business purposes.
His bother, Steven Thomas, currently sits on Tribal Council and is the Treasurer for the tribe, goes to trial in a couple months.
The three-count indictment against Steven Thomas alleges he stole more than $700,000 in tribal funds from January 2005 through June 2008 while employed as assistant director of the tribe’s Department of Natural Resources Protection. At the time, the department received more than $10,000 a year in federal funds. on for stealing $700,000 from the tribe. Yes your tax dollars.
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