March 22, 2019
A former Winnebago Tribal Council member entered a guilty plea in Nebraska federal court Thursday for failing to inform law enforcement that other tribal council members were stealing from the tribe's casino by receiving and distributing unapproved gift certificates and prepaid debit cards.
December 07, 2017
A Nebraska federal judge has sentenced the former chairman of the Winnebago Tribe to five years of probation for stealing from the tribe's casino by receiving and distributing unapproved gift certificates and prepaid debit cards.
November 07, 2017
A Nebraska federal judge on Monday sentenced a former treasurer of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska's governing council to five years of probation for stealing from the tribe's casino, federal prosecutors announced.
November 03, 2017
A Nebraska federal judge has dismissed charges against one of nine former members of the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska's governing council charged in an alleged conspiracy to steal funds from the tribe's casino, after the federal government requested that the charges be dropped.
September 12, 2017
A fifth ex-Winnebago Tribal Council member pled guilty on Monday in Nebraska federal court to taking money from the tribe's casino without authorization, amid accusations by federal prosecutors of a broader conspiracy to steal from the casino.
August 02, 2017
A former Winnebago Tribal Council member who has pled guilty to taking unauthorized money from the tribe's casino urged a Nebraska federal court on Tuesday not to hold him responsible for money taken by other former council members who face related accusations of stealing from the casino.
June 21, 2017
A third ex-Winnebago Tribal Council member has pled guilty in Nebraska federal court to taking money from the tribe's casino without authorization, amid accusations by federal prosecutors of a broader conspiracy to steal from the casino.
May 23, 2017
A former Winnebago Tribal Council member on Monday pled guilty in Nebraska federal court to taking unauthorized money from the tribe's casino, with the federal government saying it will recommend a sentence of five years' probation.
May 10, 2017
A former Winnebago Tribal Council member pled guilty on Monday in Nebraska federal court to taking unauthorized money from the tribe's casino, as prosecutors continue to pursue eight other former council members for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal from the casino.