Discovery Ordered Against Tribe’s Ex-Officials Who Pleaded Guilty To Embezzlement

Mealey's (June 4, 2021, 11:47 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three formal tribal executives accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the tribe lost their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination when they entered guilty pleas to criminal charges, so they must respond to the tribe’s discovery request in its civil racketeering suit against the trio, a California federal judge said June 2 in granting the tribe’s motion to compel....