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John "Chance" Houle, left, a former tribal council member at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, tries to calm down family members who were upset that a Havre Daily photographer was taking his picture Wednesday as he emerged from his sentencing hearing in federal court in Great Falls. Delano Calf Boss Ribs stands to the right. Houle was sentenced to five years, eight months in federal prison for bribery and theft from an Indian tribal organization.
A former Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation official was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison Wednesday at the Missouri River Federal Courthouse in Great Falls.
John "Chance" Houle, in addition to the five years and eight months, was also ordered to pay a restitution of $646,446. The restitution will be split three ways - between the Chippewa Cree regional water project, the Chippewa Cree Tribe itself and the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Houle pleaded guilty to counts of bribery, tax evasion and theft from an Indian tribal organization.
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rbcitizen writes:
Oh yeah he lost our trust, playing with the peoples money thinking we all owe him something because of his great thievery sending everyone to jail. This tribe needs to make sure these felons are not able to run again in an tribal election, ever. They need to change this constitution that if convicted of a felony you are not allowed to run for tribal office ever agin.
08/02/2015, 3:29 pm