Dec 12 - By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer
The leader of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was sentenced Friday to five years in prison in an immigration fraud case that ensnared about 12,000 people who believed tribal membership gave them U.S. citizenship.
Oct 9 - By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer
The "secretary of state" of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in prison for encouraging illegal immigrants to live in the U.S.
Aug 12 - By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer
The leader of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was convicted Wednesday of defrauding immigrants by falsely telling them tribal membership would make them U.S. citizens.

Aug 5 - By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer
Leaders of an American Indian tribe considered creating a reservation that could protect illegal immigrants from deportation, a tribal official testified Wednesday at the trial of a group leader accused of telling immigrants that buying memberships would make them instant citizens.
Nov 19 - By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Writer
A judge in Texas on Monday ordered a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe to stop selling memberships to immigrants with the false promise that they would become U.S. citizens.