Tribe's ex-chief indicted on federal bribery charge

MUSK O GEE—A federal grand jury has indicted former Muscogee ( Creek) Nation Principal Chief George Tiger in a bribery case as part of a scheme that included the purchase of land for a tribal casino, according to court records released Wednesday.

The indictment alleges Tiger ,69, of Bristow solicited and received bribes bet ween September 2 017 and February 2019 while he was an agent of the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, headquartered in Wetumka.

The Tiger indictment was announced by the U.S. Attorney' s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee.

The indictment alleges the illegal acts occurred while Tiger was working as t he chairman of the AlabamaQu ass arte Tribal Town Economic Development Authority Board.

The indictment alleges Tiger “did corruptly solicit, demand, accept and agree to accept a thing of value ... intending to be influenced and rewarded in connection with a transaction or series of transactions of the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town involving $5,000 or more.”

The charge of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds carries a prison term upon conviction of not more than 10 years.

The indictment is tied to a separate, superseding indictment also issued Wednesday that involves two others with ties to the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town.

In the superseding indictment, a grand jury named Aaron Dewayne Terry and Christina Rochelle Anglin in connection with multiple charges that include bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and theft of tribal funds.