Huston sentencing rescheduled, others to come

A Havre man who embezzled funds from Rocky Boy‘s Indian Reservation is now to be sentenced in January.

Shad James Huston’s sentencing, which was was rescheduled from Nov. 24 to Nov. 17, was reset for Jan. 7. The final pre-sentence investigation report for Huston is ordered to be filed Dec. 29.

Huston pleaded guilty Aug. 25 to three charges: theft from an Indian tribal organization, failure to file currency transaction reports and bribery of a tribal official.

Huston is one of many who were prosecuted in a string of corruption investigations at the reservation. He was a Havre businessman and Havre Public School Board of Trustees chair.

He and other notable Rocky Boy figures met regularly to plan ways to embezzle tribal funds through awarding contracts and providing kickbacks, which they would then distribute to themselves and others.

All the trials have been and will be at the Missouri River Federal Courthouse in Great Falls.

Upcoming trials for the bigger names involved in the embezzlement ring are:

John Chance Houle and Wade Christopher Colliflower’s joint trial is set for Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.

James Howard Eastlick Jr.’s sentencing is set for Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m.

Huston’s sentencing will be at 10 a.m., Jan. 7.

Bruce Harold Sunchild’s sentencing is set for Jan. 29 at 10 a.m.