Former Blackfeet Leader Sentenced On Head Start Overtime Fraud Charge

Mealey's (April 1, 2020, 10:03 AM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The former chairman of the Blackfeet Tribe was sentenced March 30 to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $174,000 in restitution for his role in an overtime pay scheme that stole federal funds from the tribe’s Head Start child assistance program, according to a docket entry after a sentencing hearing and a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (United States v. Willie Andrew Sharp, No. 4:19-cr-3, D. Mont.)....