Former Kickapoo tribal officer convicted of 6 crimes, including fraud

HORTON — A former Kickapoo Tribal Council official has been found guilty of fraud and misuse of tribal funds, a news release from the council said Friday.

Bobbi Darnell, former treasurer for the Kickapoo Tribe, was convicted of six criminal counts. Complaints alleged Darnell and two other former tribal council officials acted to draw money from the tribe’s federal burial fund, then falsified resolutions showing the tribal council action was for a much larger amount.

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