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SHELVED: NEWSLETTErì F f e e American S tu d io 1 Recali miriate 1098 Neslla Itiahee Pagean Important rulings in Tribal Court - see Chairman's Report. P9Q62 Applications now accepted girls 7-24 fo r 1998-1999 Miss Siletz. PSflB 5 ' jbr ' . 30 StePhens Hall #236 Chinook Winds n univers«y of cawoi™ Berkeley, CA 94720-2360 What’s happening at Chinook Winds. $8,800 jackpot won. PflBB 15-16 Serials RECEIVED News Siletz MAY 071998 Ethnic Studies Library - UCB Vol. 26, No. 3 MARCH 1998 A monthly publication by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians February 2 1, 1998 Newly elected tribal council members sworn in With a traditional blessing per formed by tribal member Snoball Butler, the three newly elected tribal council members were sworn in at the February 21; 1998, Tribal Council meeting held at the Siletz Community Center in Siletz, Oregon. Delores Pigsley, Bonnie Petersen, and Mary A. "Doll/* Fisher were elected to three-year terms on February 7,1998- This election set a new record for the Siletz tribe, 794 ballots were cast! These three women bring many years of experience and leadership skills to our council. The Siletz tribe is facing some challenging issues: from sovereignty to land use, gaming to governmental relations. We wish them "Good luck" in their endeavors. Newly elected tribal council members (left to right) Bonnie Petersen, Delores Pigsley, and Mary Fisher take oath of office. Photo by Shirley Walker Chinook Winds: Good words from the FBI ■ FBI makes arrests in bank fraud at casino - praises cooperation of Chinook Winds employees. GAIL KIMBERLING Snoball Butler gifts swearing-in ceremony with traditional music and song. Photo by Shirley Walker Kathleen L. McChesney, special agent in charge of the Portland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced Thurs day that three persons were arrested by the FBI on February 10 in Portland, on allegations that they used account access devices at the Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City. Arrested without incident were Binh Huynh, 27, of . Anaheim, California; Hai Phuoc Tran, 28, of Walla Walla, Wash.; and Tu Hai Huynh, 24, of Portland. McChesney said a criminal complaint was filed February 11 m U.S. District Court in Oregon, charging the three with violations of U.S. Code involving bank fraud. FBI officials said the three used account access devices, which officials declined to specify, to further a scheme to commit bank fraud.The FBI said the arrests were a direct result of the "significant Siletz News Continued on page 19 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS P.O. Box 549 Siletz,OR 97380 PAID j Ethnic Studies Library 30 Stephans Hall #2360 UoC Berkeley CA 94720 Pat Duncan, Tribal Chairman Mike Kennedy, Temporary General Manager Toll-Free 1-800-922-1399 www.ctsi.nsn.us cooperation and contribution" of cage and surveillance personnel at the casino, which is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. FBI Special Agent Gordon Compton would not release additional information, as the case remains in the process of prosecution: "The arrest was based on probable cause," Compton said Thursday. "If the subjects enter into negotiations and some kind of plea bargaining, the LI.S. 1 I I BULK MAIL SILETZ, OR 97380 PERMIT NO. l -
