Investigation concludes tribal leaders received payments in failed brokerage deal

Lower Brule Tribal Council members were among those who received payments from a taxpayer guaranteed loan that was used to buy a failing Wall Street brokerage firm.

But the payments to tribal members were not illegal and simply part of doing business in Indian Country.

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