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Two men charged over theft from Gila River Indian Community





Two members of the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona have been indicted for stealing more than $32,000 from the tribe.

Franklin Joseph Jackson Sr., 62, of Bapchule, and Lloyd Notah Jr., 63, have each been charged with one count of embezzlement from a tribal organization. Federal prosecutors say the men stole from the Lone Butte Industrial Development Corporation.

Jackson and Notah served on the corporation's board of directors.

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Two men indicted in theft from Gila tribe development firm (The Arizona Republic 3/25)

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