Chukchansi Tribal Faction Accused of Not Paying Members Chukchansi Casino remains closed Wednesday night-- as it been since early October-- following a violent takeover attempt. Tribal members arrested in that scuffle remain in jail, too. And, according to court documents filed in December, one group claims tribal moneys are paying for the criminal defense attorneys representing those who were arrested. The filing by the Morris Reid faction is calling on the courts to order full accounting of all tribal monies since mid-October. Documents claim that the Tex McDonald faction is using tribal money it stashed away, for his defense attorney, and the attorney for Vernon king. It also urges the court to hold a third faction, led by Reggie Lewis and Nancy Ayala, to be held in contempt. *** A federal judge allowed this faction to maintain control of the casinos books to pay mandatory gaming commission fees and make equal payments to every tribal member on the enrollment list, dating back to December of 2010. *** But, documents claim not everyone received their monthly checks, for nearly 400 dollars. The filing lists 77 members who had been on the list, but never received their money. To remedy this, Reid is asking the court to appoint a receiver, to oversee the casinos finances. *** The judges ruling saying every member enrolled in 2010 had to stick in the craw of whatever faction pays out the dwindling funds, many were not enrolled when this all started in Oct 2014. The pressures on more and more.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:14:45 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015