May 08, 2018
A bank that the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians accused of helping former tribal leaders carry out a wide-reaching, multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme pushed back Monday at the tribe's Ninth Circuit appeal of a lower court order granting the bank more than $1 million in attorneys' fees.
February 08, 2018
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians has urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn a California federal judge's decision handing $1 million in attorneys' fees to a bank the tribe accused of helping former tribal leaders carry out a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme, saying a contract between the tribe and the bank didn't allow the fees award.