Leader of Sault Tribe removed from office after drug conviction

A leader of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Michigan has been removed from office after being convicted on a marijuana charge.

Rita Glyptis was convicted in tribal court last May but refused to step down from her position as the Unit V representative on the tribe's board of directors. So a tribal member circulated a position and collected enough signatures to force a hearing on the issue.

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