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Bisbee Daily Review
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
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In Shreveport, Louisiana, a federal jury convicted Alexander R. Powell, who claims to be a Choctaw chief, of mail fraud for promoting reopening Choctaw rolls and redistributing tribal funds. He operated in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, amassing a fortune from victims paying enrollment fees. Sentence deferred.
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Powell is said to have operated extensively in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and to have amassed a small fortune from his operations. His victims were promised a share of the tribal funds if they would pay him a small enrollment fee and they responded liberally.
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Shreveport, La.
Event Date
April 22
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convicted of using the mails to defraud; sentence was deferred. amassed a small fortune from operations.
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A federal jury convicted Alexander R. Powell, who claims to be a Choctaw chief, of using the mails to defraud in connection with a movement he initiated to have the Choctaw rolls reopened and the tribal funds redistributed. Powell operated extensively in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. His victims were promised a share of the tribal funds if they would pay him a small enrollment fee and they responded liberally.