Investigation of Alleged Theft from the Northern Arapahoe Tribe

A former senior officer for the Tribe alleged that a former administrative assistant used a tribal credit card to steal $20,000 in cash advances and personal purchases, and that she used tribal funds to pay her mortgage. During our investigation, we also received an allegation that a former official of the Tribal Grants Program used tribal funds to pay his mortgage.

 

We confirmed the former administrative assistant used the tribal credit card to take cash advances and make purchases for her personal use. We also confirmed that the former grants official used his position to award himself a grant, which he used to pay his mortgage. We could not substantiate the allegation that the administrative assistant used tribal funds to pay her mortgage.

 

This is a summary of a report of investigation that was issued to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.