Bokchito Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 07, 2011 |
MUSKOGEE, OK—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that CHRISTINA LEE DAVIDSON, age 30, of Bokchito, Oklahoma, pled guilty to embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1163.
Charges arose from an investigation by the Choctaw Nation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. DAVIDSON was indicted in April, 2011.
The indictment alleges that on or about July 27, 2010, and continuing until on or about September 15, 2010, the defendant did embezzle, steal, and willfully and knowingly convert to her own use, moneys, funds, and credits, in excess of $1,000.00, belonging to the Choctaw Nation, an Indian tribal organization.
The Honorable Frank H. Seay, Senior District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion. The defendant will remain on bond pending sentencing.
The statutory range of punishment is up to five years’ imprisonment and/or up to $250,000.00 in fines.
Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.