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Former Employee Sentenced for Stealing Money from Kickapoo Tribe

  • Writer: EP News Leader
    EP News Leader
  • Jun 11, 2021
  • 2 min read

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Del Rio, TX – A federal judge sentenced 50-year-old Eduardo Riojas Villarreal of San Antonio to 21 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing money from the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (Kickapoo).


In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Alia Moses ordered Villarreal to pay $167,109.41 in restitution to the Kickapoo and be placed on supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term.

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On September 9, 2019, Villarreal pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement and theft from Indian organizations. According to court documents, Villarreal served as an accounts payable manager for the Kickapoo for approximately four years beginning in April 2017.


During that time, Villarreal wrote fraudulent checks payable to his wife from the Kickapoo general operating account, which is funded primarily by revenue from the Lucky Eagle Casino. He deposited those checks into his own personal bank account. Villarreal admitted there was no legitimate basis for issuing these checks and that his wife knew nothing about his scheme.


The FBI conducted this investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sydni Connell, Sarah Spears and Justin Chung prosecuted this case.




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Ex empleado sentenciado por robar dinero de la tribu Kickapoo


Del Rio, TX - Un juez federal condenó ayer a Eduardo Riojas Villarreal, de 50 años de edad, de San Antonio a 21 meses en una prisión federal por robar dinero de la tribu tradicional Kickapoo de Texas (Kickapoo).


Además de la pena de prisión, la jueza del Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU., Alia Moses, ordenó a Villarreal pagar $ 167,109.41 en restitución al Kickapoo y ser puesto en libertad supervisada por un período de tres años después de completar su condena en prisión.

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El 9 de septiembre de 2019, Villarreal se declaró culpable de un cargo de malversación y robo a organizaciones indias. Según documentos judiciales, Villarreal se desempeñó como administrador de cuentas por pagar para Kickapoo durante aproximadamente cuatro años a partir de abril de 2017.


Durante ese tiempo, Villarreal emitió cheques fraudulentos pagaderos a su esposa de la cuenta operativa general de Kickapoo, que se financia principalmente con los ingresos del Lucky Eagle Casino. Depositó esos cheques en su propia cuenta bancaria personal. El Villarreal admitió que no había una base legítima para emitir estos cheques y que su esposa no sabía nada sobre su plan.


El FBI realizó esta investigación. Los fiscales federales adjuntos Sydni Connell, Sarah Spears y Justin Chung procesaron este caso.


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Durante ese tiempo, Villarreal emitió cheques fraudulentos pagaderos a su esposa de la cuenta operativa general de Kickapoo, que se financia principalmente con los ingresos del Lucky Eagle Casino. Depositó esos cheques en su propia cuenta bancaria personal. El Villarreal admitió que no había una base legítima para emitir estos cheques y que su esposa no sabía nada sobre su plan.


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