On Wednesday, February 11, 2009, Glenn Marshall, 59, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, a former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal chairman, pleaded guilty to several crimes.
Marshall standing before United States District Judge, Rya Zolel that he stole money for his personal use. He said, "Yes, Your honor" to each of the five counts against him as he pleaded guilty. The charges included, illegal campaign contributions, embezzling tribal funds, wire tap fraud, filing false tax returns, and receiving Social Security Disability benefits fraudulently.
Paul Markham (Marshall's lawyer) and Marshall walked out of the court room and left quickly and answered no questions of reporters. As Marshall and Markham left, tribal members yelled out, "restitution" and "you stole from us."
Amelia Bingham, 83, a Mashapee Wampanoag tribal member said that Marshall "did a lot of bad things. I don't know if we will recover."
Marshall will receive 46 to 57 months in prison and will have to make about four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) in restitution..
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received Federal Recognition in 2007 and are trying to buy land and open a casino in Massachusetts. We wish them well. Do you think things like this are happening other places, too? What do you think?
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absolutely! Look at this tribe.
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