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November 14, 2020
Mashpee Chairman Cromwell Charged with Bribery and Extortion
Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts charged the architecture firm owner and chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with participation in a bribery scheme related to the tribe’s plans to build a resort casino. Lining His Pockets in Exchange for Contracts Using his position of the chairman of the tribe, Cedric Cromwell, extorted tens of thousands of […]