ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - A fifth defendant charged in a tribal embezzlement case in South Dakota has pleaded guilty in federal court in Aberdeen.
The American News reports (https://bit.ly/2sicuXb) that 59-year-old Ann German pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft from a tribal organization.
She was among six people charged in 2015 in a case involving the unlawful spending of more than $81,000 from Big Coulee District, a political subdivision of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate.
German was the district coordinator at the time. She has agreed to pay between $3,000 and roughly $11,500 in restitution, and sentencing is scheduled for September.
A plea agreement hasn’t been reached in the case of the final defendant, Calvin Max Sr., who was on the executive board. A jury trial has been scheduled for August.
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Information from: Aberdeen American News, https://www.aberdeennews.com
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