The 250-member Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians operate Rolling Hills Casino, 100 miles north of Sacramento near Corning. The lawsuit claims that Lohse used tribal funds to buy a $17 million private jet to transport Kyle Lohse. The tribe accuses the casino executives and others of embezzling $20 million in tribal assets.

The tribe’s attorney, Stuart Gross of Gross & Klein in San Francisco, said Friday that the RICO lawsuit contains 12 years of allegations and that he is eager to “push forward” and continue the case in Sacramento Federal Court. dismissed the tribe’s RICO claims against many of the defendants with prejudice in October. The indictment follows a civil lawsuit the tribe filed against the defendants and more than a dozen others, that has sputtered in Federal Court.

“The tribe hails the decision by the grand jury to issue this indictment, which represents a significant step towards vindication and justice for the tribe,” Alejandre said. Tribal Chairman Andrew Alejandre said in a statement that the defendants “terrorized” tribal members and stole money from tribal elders, leaving them “destitute.” Lohse is the mother of Major League Baseball pitcher Kyle Lohse. Investigators also say that Lohse failed to report the embezzled tribal money on her tax returns. His mother is accused of buying $150,000 worth of gold coins and precious metals.įederal investigators claim the Crosbys combined to spend more than $2.6 million in tribal assets to fuel their five-year spending spree.įormer tribal treasurer Leslie Lohse, 62, is charged with making payments for her personal credit cards with tribal funds and of lying to federal investigators that she received a $5 million line of credit from the tribe. John Crosby, 53, allegedly looted $838,000 in tribal money to buy a home. The indictment accuses the tribe’s longtime economic development director and former FBI Agent John Crosby and his mother Ines Crosby of spending millions in tribal funds on their homes and vacations to New Zealand and the Caribbean from January 2009 to May 2014. SACRAMENTO (CN) - With an iron grip on a bustling tribal casino’s vault, a trio of Northern California casino officials spent millions of dollars on lavish shopping sprees, exorbitant home renovations and international vacations, under the nose of their tribal employer, according to a 69-count criminal indictment.Īccording to a the indictment handed down by a federal grand jury Thursday, three Rolling Hills Casino executives exploited the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians for at least $6 million in a five-year scheme that included hacking and embezzlement.

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