Audit shows embezzling- go after anyone who stole $$$ from the Tribe.

The chief appointed tribal council(Bear council) WON. They won the recognition of the BIA and they were finally known as the elected tribal council. That should have put an end to the turmoil and tribal members should have been free to resume their lives. Instead the elected Bear tribal council chose to make an example of the tribal members they couldn't control. Accusing that these tribal members possessed tribal property that exceeds $788,000 in value. The Bear council didn't specify what tribal property, or if they stole 788,00, or whether the $788,000 was in fact missing! These tribal members were fined $1,000 dollars a day and the fines amount to $365,000 per year. *The tribal council never obtained a tribal court judgment against these tribal members not receiving their percap.
The tribal council's lawyers say that the tribal members percap is being held in ESCROW and they will be given back their percap once they return all tribal property.
The current tribal council continues to hold this grudge against these "dissident" tribal members.
Give them back their percap and lift the bans from the casino. OR, the Meskwaki people can ask that the members on the chief appointed tribal council return all tribal property (MONEY) they stole from the Tribe. Take away THEIR percap and ban them from the casino until they return the $25 million dollars they stole from the Tribe to fund their political campaign. just a thought...

* Hey, the tribal council dragged the 2003 takeover into 2009 NOT the tribal members.

***Only 4 people of the 9 people not receiving their percap were on the Walker council. The tribal council withholding the percap of the other 5 tribal members just shows that the tribal council wanted to financial destroy their political opponents. I would also like to point out that the tribal council never produced any evidence that $778,000 or $779,000 was missing. There was never any record of any police investigation, or a Department of Interior investigation. The Department of Interior has a copy of the audit and they indicated that the audit showed that nothing was wrong. The lack of federal action on the audit undermines the tribal council's allegation of "missing money."

If, my true colors show that I am against people stealing from the Tribe. Great! I would like the new tribal council to conduct a forensic audit(very detailed) as opposed to the basic general audit. I want EVIDENCE to support the wrongdoings of any individual whether they were on a Tribal council, or an employee of the Tribe. Any wrongdoings that are found... I would like the Meskwaki people to be a involved in deciding what to do with them. As for my so called defense for the Walker council?? The Meskwaki nation newsletter wrote about the 2003 takeover from the chief appointed council's(Bear council) viewpoint. I just wanted people to have a glimpse from the other side of the takeover. I'll defend ONE person from the Walker council and I will not defend anyone from the Bear council. They just used the Walker council/takeover as an excuse to steal money from the Tribe and then covered up their crimes when the BIA recognized them as the elected tribal council in Nov. 2003. It was the perfect crime because I heard that only $13 million of the $21+ million has been accounted for... $1-2 million for every member of the chief appointed council? I believe what happened in 2003 was the start of the Tribe's financial problems. The Tribe never recovered from that mess and now we're feeling the after-effects of those selfish _______.