A tribal appeals court has upheld the removal of Melanie Benjamin as chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe of Minnesota.

Benjamin was removed by the tribe's general assembly. She was accused of misusing tribal funds for personal use.

Benjamin denies the charges and went to court to halt the process. A judge sided with her but the tribe's appeals court said it lacked authority to review the general assembly's actions.

The removal of Benjamin was a first in the tribe's history.

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Mille Lacs judges uphold Benjamin's ouster (Minnesota Public Radio 10/15)

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