Jailed Massachusetts tribal leader owes $210K in damages, judge rules

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The former leader of a Massachusetts Native American tribe sentenced to prison for accepting exercise equipment, a luxury hotel stay and other bribes from an architectural firm working with the tribe on a casino has to pay back nearly $210,000, a judge ordered.

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Cedric Cromwell, former chair of the Cape Cod-based Mashpee Wampanoags, was sentenced to three years in prison in Boston in November. David DeQuattro, the owner of the Rhode Island architecture and design firm, was sentenced to a year of probation under home confinement.

Former Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell of Massachusetts has been ordered to pay back $210,000 worth of money spent on bribes.

Cromwell had apologized in court. His attorneys have asked for a stay of his sentence and restitution, pending an appeal.

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U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollins of Massachusetts said the judgment, entered against Cromwell on Tuesday, "rightly addresses the immense harm these men inflicted upon the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation – harm to its reputation through Mr. Cromwell’s corruption; to its economic development through massive project delays and lost resources; and harm to its financial resources through the significant legal fees and expenses generated in their steadfast support and compliance with our investigation."

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Cromwell was convicted in May of bribery and extortion charges. DeQuattro was convicted of a bribery charge.