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Navajo Lawmaker Ordered To Pay Back $10K In Slush Fund Case

A former Navajo Nation lawmaker has been ordered to pay $10,000 for her involvement in misusing the tribe's discretionary fund.

The Gallup Independent reports that Navajo Nation Window Rock District Court judge has already sentenced the majority of the lawmakers involved in the case. Prosecutors say all 10 delegates abused a financial assistance program designed to help tribal members facing hard times.

Judge Carol Perry on Tuesday ordered former Council Delegate Lena Manheimer to pay $10,000 in restitution to the tribe under a two-year payment plan.

Manheimer pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit bribery.

Two former lawmakers are still awaiting sentencing.

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