Former Cheyenne-Arapaho chairman sentenced

Thursday, April 10, 2008  

Robert Tabor, the former chairman of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, was sentenced to one year in prison for stealing more than $114,000 from the tribe.

Tabor, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to embezzle. He was ordered to pay $114,376 in restitution to the tribe.

His wife, Colleen, 49, also pleaded to embezzlement, and was sentenced to four years probation and ordered to pay $7,646 in restitution.

Tabor and Colleen are among 10 former tribal members who have been convicted or charged after a federal investigation into the use of tribal funds.

Get the Story:
Local tribal business leader sentenced for embezzlement (The Journal Record 4/10)
Tribal embezzlement brings sentence (The Oklahoman 4/10)
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