August 13, 2020: Two individuals were sentenced for bribery, theft, and/or embezzlement of Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town. One defendant was sentenced to 12 months and one-day imprisonment, 2 years’ supervised release, and was ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 for bribery regarding programs receiving federal funds, in violation of U.S. Code Section 666(a)(a)(B). The other defendant was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, 3 years’ supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution of $1,250,000 for the theft and embezzlement of funds from business entities that are wholly owned by the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town (“AQTT”) a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Oklahoma. The second defendant was also sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment, 1-year supervised release, and ordered to pay $105,068.58 for federal tax charges (concurrent sentences). The defendants had taken advantage of the trust that the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town had given them and exploited their position for their own selfish gain conduct that will be investigated and prosecuted, noted the U.S. Attorney on the case.