The tribal council of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians of Minnesota voted 4-1 to place the manager of the Shooting Star Casino on a leave of absence.
Eugene “Bugger” McArthur has been on leave since June 14. He said he was removed because his wife criticized tribal leaders during his recent bid for the council.
“It’s all politics, you know that,” McArthur told The Park Rapids Enterprise . “You live in the real world don’t you? … There was no reason to terminate me. Absolutely none whatsoever.”
Chairwoman Erma Vizenor declined to comment. But in a response letter to McArthur's wife, she said he had wrongfully terminated casino employees who later won their cases in tribal court.
A Facebook group called 86 Bugger said its goal was to "Remove Eugene "Bugger"McArthur from all White Earth business."
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White Earth dissident McArthur removed from Shooting Star management post
(The Park Rapids Enterprise 7/7)
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White Earth Band places manager of casino on leave of absence
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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