Articles written by Justin Pritchard & P. Solomon Banda

Justin Pritchard and P. Solomon Banda|Updated Oct 7, 2013

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ETHETE, Wyo. (AP) - American Indian tribes have been caught misappropriating tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, according to internal tribal audits and other documents. But federal authorities do little about it - due to a lack of oversight, resources or political will. The result? Poor tribes like the Northern Arapaho of Wyoming suffer. One Arapaho manager pocketed money meant to buy meals for tribal elders. Another used funds from the reservation's diabetes program to sub...