Wetumka Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization
| U.S. Attorney’s Office March 16, 2012 |
MUSKOGEE, OK—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that ROBERT WADE DAVIS, age 53, of Wetumka, Oklahoma, pled guilty to embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1163.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The defendant was indicted in February 2012.
The indictment alleged that in or about May 2010 and continuing until on or about May 17, 2011, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant did embezzle, steal, and willfully and knowingly convert to his own use moneys, funds, and credits in excess of $1,000 belonging to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, an Indian tribal organization.
The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate 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 statutory range of punishment is up to five years’ imprisonment and/or up to a $250,000.00 fine. The defendant remains on bond.
Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.