Two citizens spoke before the United Band of Keetoowah Indians Tribal Council meeting Jan. 6 – one with a request to fulfill a promise for housing for a veteran, and
Two citizens spoke before the United Band of Keetoowah Indians Tribal Council meeting Jan. 6 – one with a request to fulfill a promise for housing for a veteran, and
Dec 18, 2020
United Keetoowah Band Chief Joe Bunch is facing impeachment charges once again after Cooweescoowee District Representative Jeannie Tidwell filed charges on Nov. 30.
Tidwell has also filed charges against the UKB Election Board.
âHe overstepped his bounds and put the tribe into a financial obligation that was not really a consensus of the council,â said Tidwell.
Tidwell said in a statement that charges were against Bunch âfor making independent financial actions by applying for a loan under the Small Business Administration Payroll Protection Program, outside the scope of his duties.â
Tidwell and other officials speculate that Bunch applied for a Paycheck Protection Program loan of about $795,000 without approval from the tribal council, and some of the funds have been used in a way that will require the tribe to repay it with interest.