Suit Filed in Tribal Court

The Associated Press reports that a member of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit in tribal court to force tribal election officials to process three petitions filed more than six months ago seeking the recall of three Tribal Council members. The tribal members who pushed the recall have questioned more than $32 million spent in three years on Washington, D.C. lobbyists. The U.S. Senate's Committee on Indian Affairs held two hearings last year into the fees paid to lobbyists by several tribes, including the Coushattas. The Coushattas have also filed a lawsuit against the lobbyists, claiming they were overcharged and billed for work that was never performed, and that the lobbyists converted tribal funds to personal use.

Posted by Capital Clerks at March 3, 2005 09:18 AM