Oklahoma: Hearings underway as Osage Congress investigates former casino CEO’s lavish expenses

Oklahoma: Hearings underway as Osage Congress investigates former casino CEO’s lavish expenses

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  • Spencer Humphrey, FOX23 News
February 8, 2023 3:53 PM
  • Spencer Humphrey, FOX23 News

Osage Nation congressmembers continue to hold hearings looking into whether the former Osage Casinos CEO misspent hundreds of thousands of tribal dollars on lavish personal expenses.

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A more than 1500 page report obtained by FOX23 lists thousands of transactions made by former Osage Casinos CEO Byron Bighorse. The expenses were all approved by the tribe’s Gaming Enterprise Board.

“We’ve got the spa receipts with banana bags and booze. It’s all here,” said Osage Nation Congressman Joe Tillman during his opening statements during day one of hearings Tuesday. “They bought golf clubs for their spouses … they bought ‘Hotty Hot Shorts’ at Lululemon.”

For page after page, you can see thousands of dollars spent weekly at upscale restaurants, on private jets, high-end hotels, luxury event suites, Las Vegas trips and much, much more.