The US Interior Department Friday withdrew a Trump administration appeal that aimed to revoke federal reservation designation for the tribe’s land in Massachusetts.
MASHPEE The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe scored a legal victory Friday when the U.S. Interior Department withdrew a Trump administration appeal that aimed to revoke federal reservation designation for the
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BOSTON (AP) – The former chairman of a Massachusetts tribe is seeking to dismiss some of the federal bribery and extortion charges he’s facing over the tribe’s long planned casino project.
Cedric Cromwell, former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoags, filed a motion last week to dismiss three bribery counts. Cromwell also said in the filing that he reserves the right to file a separate motion to dismiss a number of extortion charges he faces.
David DeQuattro, the owner of an architecture firm in Providence, Rhode Island indicted with Cromwell, also filed a motion to dismiss his bribery charges.
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