New Crow chairman fires employees

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002

The new chairman of the Crow Tribe of Montana has fired an untold number of employees -- as many as 400, according to The Billings Gazette.

Carl Venne said the tribe is going through a crisis. A tribal spokesperson said the employees had to go because their work bordered on "malfeasance."

Venne was sworn in as chairman earlier this month after a special election was held to replace his predecessor Clifford Bird in Ground. Bird in Ground has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing tribal funds.

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