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APRIL 20, 2000

The former principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokees has been sentenced to house arrest for pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. Federal authorities agreed to a plea bargain with Jonathan "Ed" Taylor, 59, dropping charges of taking bribes and two other counts of tax evasion. Taylor could have been sentenced to five years in jail and fined $100,000 but a US District Court Judge handed down the sentence, which calls for six months of house arrest and three years of probation, after learning of Taylor's health problems. Taylor suffers from diabetes and hypertension.

Taylor has agreed pay $47,895 in back taxes for income that went unreported in 1994.

Source:
Former Cherokee chief evades taxes, prison (The Tulsa World 4/20)

Relevant Links:
Eastern Cherokee Band of Indians