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3rd Former Tribal Leader Pleads Guilty in Casino Theft

June 20, 2017 · 9:06am ET | 6:06am PT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third former Winnebago Tribal Council member has pleaded guilty to his role in stealing from the tribe’s casino in Iowa.

The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2svXXrb) that Charles Aldrich entered the plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha.

Aldrich is one of nine former council members accused of a conspiracy to siphon more than $327,000 from the WinneVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa. Lawrence Payer and Louis Houghton pleaded guilty last month to the same charge: theft from a gaming establishment on Indian lands. They await sentencing.

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Information from: Sioux City Journal

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