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Tribe Chairman Accused Of Taking Kickbacks In Exchange For Casino Contract Tribe Chairman Accused Of Taking Kickbacks In Exchange For Casino Contract
Tribe Chairman Accused Of Taking Kickbacks In Exchange For Casino Contract The chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is being accused of participating in accepting kickbacks in exchange for a contract to design a resort and casino in Taunton. On Friday, Nov. 13, Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and leader of their Gaming Commission Cedric Cromwell, 55, was indicted in Massachusetts on the charges of accepting bribes as an agent or to an agent of an Indian Tribal government (two counts) and conspiring to commit bribery, extortion under color of official right (four counts), and conspiring to commit extortion, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts said. …