Judge On Injunction: No Evidence Accused Will Dissipate Misappropriated Funds

Mealey's (January 25, 2017, 1:25 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on Jan. 24 explained to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals why he denied an injunction to freeze the assets of four former tribal executives accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the tribe and, in a second decision, awarded summary judgment to bank defendants on the tribe’s claims that they assisted in the scheme (Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, et al. v. Ines Crosby, et al., No. 2:15-cv-00538, E.D. Calif.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9929, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9960)....