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At the annual General Council meeting in October 2020, Quapaw citizens could be heard gasping in disbelief as figures from a forensic audit were released and presented to the crowd of nearly 100.
The Quapaw Nation celebrated success, and in new business announced the Downstream Development Authority (DDA), was being dissolved. Former Tribal Chairman John Berrey and several others in his administration were being publicly accused of misspending more than $34 million. Berrey alone is alleged to have received $17 million in bonuses.
On Friday, April 16, 2021, Berrey was charged in Quapaw Nation Tribal Court with attempted embezzlement, conspiracy, abuse of office and improper gifts to tribal officials or employees.