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Former parks official jailed for stealing Native remains
Thomas Munson, 76, a retired National Park Service superintendent, was sentenced in federal court to one year of probation and 10 weekends in jail for embezzlement and theft of 2,185 Native American remains from Effigy Mounds. He must pay $108,905 restitution and a $3,000 fine.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
National Park Service
U.S
Forde Fairchild
Thomas Munson
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Cedar Rapids
Munson
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Patt Murphy
Murphy
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Jon Scoles
Allamakee County
Iowa Tribe
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Sac and Fox Tribe
Mississippi
Scoles
Leon Spies
Park Service
Fairchild
Jim Nepstad