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Pequot leaders due in US court on theft charges
Updated: Monday, 07 Jan 2013, 10:00 AM EST
Published : Monday, 07 Jan 2013, 10:00 AM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequots and this brother, the tribe's treasurer, are making their first court appearance on charges that they stole more than $800,000 from the tribe.
Former chairman Michael Thomas and his brother Steven are scheduled to appear Monday afternoon in federal court in New Haven.
The tribe owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino on their reservation in Ledyard, Conn.
Michael Thomas is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in tribal funds and federal grant money between 2007 and 2009 during his tenure as leader of the tribal council. Treasurer Steven Thomas allegedly stole more than $700,000 between 2005 and 2008 when he was assistant director of the tribe's natural resources department.
Their attorneys have not responded to messages seeking comment.
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