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2 former Omaha tribal officials sentenced in bonuses case

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of nine current and former Omaha Tribal officials who admitted to using federal funds to give themselves bonuses have been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay the money.

The Sioux City Journal reports that 64-year-old Rodney Morris and 65-year-old Barbara Freemont were both sentenced Friday in Omaha's U.S. District Court to five years' probation. Morris, a former tribal councilman, was ordered to pay $13,404 in restitution, and Freemont, a former employee, was ordered to pay $89,000.

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/2-former-Omaha-tribal-officials-sentenced-in-13214895.php

 

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