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Kan. man who sold tribal memberships gets 5 years

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.

Kan. tribal 'secretary of state' gets prison term

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.

Jury finds self-proclaimed Indian chief guilty

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.

Witness: Tribe aimed to create immigrant haven

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.

Texas Judge: Kansas Group Not a Tribe

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.

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'We deserve to win': Indian tribe wants money - but no casino
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Ann Tucker laughs when she says her double-wide trailer in this rural area of north Walton County puts her in the upper-middle class.

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