Haskie declares chairman unfit to be candidate
Interim Navajo President Leonard Haskie says MacDonald is disqualified from seeking the presidency after Window Rock District Court convicts him of bribery and kickbacks. The Navajo Election Board plans a meeting to discuss eligibility under a five year rule on crimes of deceit and honesty.
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Richard Sitts
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Leonard Haskie
Peter Mac Donald
MacDonald
Window Rock District Court
Haskie
MacDonald Sr
Navajo Election Board of Supervisors
Claudeen Bates Arthur
MacDonald found guilty on 41 counts in Navajo trial
WINDOW ROCK Ariz Sus pended Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald was convicted on 41 of 42 counts including bribery and ethics violations. His son Peter Rocky MacDonald Jr was found guilty on 23 counts. Sentencing set for Monday at 9 a.m. The elder MacDonald faced 20 counts ethics law and 21 bribery related charges. The jury also found his son guilty on 23 counts across bribery ethics and conspiracy. The single acquittal concerned a relation with Blaze Construction official.
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Haskie
Peterson Zach
Peter MacDonald
Betty Reid
Dine Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
MacDonald
Peter
Rocky” MacDonald Jr
Robert Yazzie
Paul Wood
Blaze Construction
Bud Brown pleads not guilty in Big Boquillas case
Federal magistrate sets Bud Brown bail at 100000 while his brother Truett remains missing. The Scottsdale pair were indicted on 10 counts money laundering 5 fraud counts and one conspiracy. Trial scheduled for Dec 18. Bud faces up to 20 years per money laundering count.
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Phoenix
Big Boquillas Ranch
Byron
Bud” Brown
Scottsdale
Truett Brown
U.S. Department of Treasury
Bud Brown
U.S
Morton Silver
Earl Carrell
US District Court
Brown
Maricopa County
Wallace Kleindienst
Silver
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Drake
Daniel Drake
Tom Henze
Henze
San Diego
Sad day for Navajo as MacDonald convicted
Navajo leaders in Window Rock react to the conviction of Chairman Peter MacDonald and his son on 64 counts of bribery kickbacks and ethics violations. They note he remains on paid leave and question his re election while praising the Navajo judiciary for delivering a fair trial.
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Tam
MacDonald
George P. Lee
Lee
Peterson Zac
Macd
Bud Brown
Arizona
Nevada
California
Kleindienst
Brown
Betty Reid
Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Peter MacDonald
Hardrock
Percy Deal
Deal
Navajo Council backs Corners workers stand up for preference
The Navajo Nation Council voted 52 to 0 to direct funds for a special loan program for Four Corners power plant workers facing layoffs amid a dispute with Arizona Public Service. The council heard reports on BIA Navajo Area, Navajo Hopi Land Commission, and Navajo Housing Authority while noting potential wider implications for Navajo jurisdiction.
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Richard Sitts
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation Council
Four Corners
Navajo Area Bureau of Indian Affairs
Navajo-Hopi Land Commission
Navajo Housing Authority
Arizona Public Service Company
APS
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Office of Navajo Labor Relations
Morris Johnson
Morris Johnson, Nenahnezad/San Juan
Hard Rock
Percy Deal
Deal
Bureau of Indian
Navajo
Walter R. Mills
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Bud’ Brown
Bro
Melvin McDonald
Scottsdale, Ariz
Federal Court
Council
Indian Affairs
Mills
Pine Ridge
BIA
Navaiq Nation
Burger ‘King
Chinle
Church
Little Caesar's
Shiprock
Page
Tsaile
Kayenta
Crownpoint
Roman Bitsui
Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office
Paragon Ranch
Bitsui
Farmington
Ab‘stention
Ralph Redhair
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