Former Seminole Nation Development Authority trustee Ricky Van Deer, 48, pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice in a case centering on allegations of bribery for securing favorable actions for a gaming machine company. Deer, who was also a Seminole Nation Council member, was indicted in March for allegedly accepting more than $44,000 in bribes from Ivy Kwok Ong of Carlo Worldwide Operations.
Ong pleaded guilty in September 2007 to one count of tax-evasion conspiracy and one count of bribery. He was sentenced in May to 39 months in federal prison for his role in bribing at least three Seminole officials. Ong also was ordered to pay $199,610 in restitution. He forfeited a Choctaw home and a
It appears punishment for such offenses made by the Minority population are more extensive than others.... see what happens to the Illinois Governor, for example
ReplyDeleteThe NY financier steals 50Billion and stays home in his 10 million dollar pad.The Indian commits a 30 thousand dollar fraud and goes to the can. Typical American justice
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