Man sentenced for bribing BIA workers

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2002

A federal judge in Montana sentenced a businessman for bribing Bureau of Indian Affairs employees on the Crow Reservation.

David Duane Bauman, co-owner and vice president of Pro Tech Mechanical, pleaded guilty to bribing the BIA into funneling work to his company. He paid more than $96,000 in credit card transactions and wrote checks to for more than $8,000 to two BIA workers who were also charged in the kickback scheme.

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Mechanic sentenced to 1 year in prison in Crow corruption case (The Billings Gazette 12/19)