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Speculation over FBI raid irresponsible, Choctaw chief says

Beasley Denson, chief for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, broke his silence Friday, speaking out for the first time since the FBI raid of the Pearl River Resort casinos.

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2/28/2012

article Choctaw Refinancing Plan
(Mississippi) -- Choctaw tribal officials have signed a refinancing plan that's expected to help address the Pearl River Resort's recent money woes.

2/11/2012

article Chief Anderson Hosts Congressional Visitors
(Mississippi) -- On February 6, Choctaw Indian Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson welcomed Congressional representatives to the Choctaw Indian Reservation for a tour of...

1/16/2012

article Mother, Leader: Mississippi Choctaw Has First Female Leader
(Mississippi) -- The 10,000-plus members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians made it clear this past summer that they wanted a dramatic change in leadership.

12/14/2011

article Resort CEO quits after few weeks
(Mississippi) -- The resignation of Bryce Warren as president/CEO of Pearl River Resort was announced Tuesday by the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise Board....

9/9/2011

article Choctaws: Strong leadership needed
(Mississippi) -- The election of Phyliss J. Anderson as chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is a historic step for the tribe, but also a crucial decision on...

9/6/2011

article Mississippi Choctaws End Contract with Mercury Gaming
(Mississippi) -- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has discontinued its contract with the Atlanta, Georgia-based advertising agency listed in the July 12 FBI...

9/4/2011

article Choctaws end contract with firm in charge of advertising
(Mississippi) -- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is parting ways with an Atlanta advertising agency that was named in an FBI search warrant when agents raided...

8/31/2011

article Scrutinized Choctaw casino hires new auditor
(Mississippi) -- The casino resort owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says it has hired a new auditor to provide independent review of its business and...

8/28/2011

article $10 M line of credit helped build casino
(Mississippi) -- Although the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians said in May that profits from its casino had paid off its $18 million construction costs, financial...

8/26/2011

article Anderson Seeks To Become 1st Female Miss. Choctaw Chief
(Mississippi) -- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is split over who's accountable for a federal investigation into the Pearl River Resort.

8/15/2011

article Outside auditor quits casino work for Choctaws in Mississippi
(Mississippi) -- Price Waterhouse Coopers has quit as outside auditor for the casinos run by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

7/31/2011

article 2 days after FBI raids Choctaw casinos, Moody's downgrades tribes bonds to junk status
(Wall Street) -- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded $200 million in securities borrowed by the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise to junk bond status.
article Choctaws' bonds get junk rating / Downgrade by Moody's comes on heels of FBI probe
(Wall Street) -- Two days after FBI agents raided the casinos at the Pearl River Resort, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the $200 million in securities borrowed by...

7/27/2011

article Tribal Council takes no action on election
(Mississippi) -- The Choctaw Tribal Council took no action Tuesday morning to reinstate the returns from the July 5 runoff election for chief, officials said. The...

7/26/2011

article Mississippi Choctaw Sponsorship of Atlanta Braves Not Paying Off
(Mississippi) -- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has spent millions to sponsor the Atlanta Braves since 2008, reported The Clarion-Ledger. And the payoff has...

7/25/2011

article Choctaws reap little from deal
(Mississippi) -- Despite spending millions since 2008 to help sponsor the Atlanta Braves, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is seeing little return - less than 4...

7/24/2011

article Opinion / Another whiff of wrongdoing among the Choctaws
(Mississippi) -- Something is rotten in the state of Choctaw. Or certainly so it seems following the FBI raid on the Indian tribe’s casino complex near Philadelphia.

7/22/2011

article OP/ED: Will FBI Raid Yield New Abramoff-Related Sleaze in the Deep South?
(Mississippi) -- An FBI investigation of Mississippi Choctaw gaming facilities involves the tribe's ties to two Atlanta companies.

7/21/2011

article Issues at Choctaw Tribal Council Meeting
(Mississippi) -- The Choctaw Tribal Council met Thursday morning, and contrary to some rumors, the council did not choose to back off of having new elections for Chief...

7/20/2011

article Choctaw tribe's deals focus of FBI, chief says
(Mississippi) -- Mississippi Choctaw Indians Chief Beasley Denson says media reports earlier this month that an FBI search of tribal records includes those related to...
article Choctaw tribe's deals focus of probe
(Mississippi) -- Miko Beasley Denson said Tuesday the FBI's July 12 raid of Choctaw casinos "blindsided" him, but he vowed to fully cooperate with the federal...
article FBI investigation of Choctaws indicates something not right
(Mississippi) -- Something is rotten in the state of Choctaw. Or certainly so it seems following the FBI raid recently on the Indian tribe’s casino complex near...

7/16/2011

article Chief: Choctaw casinos to cooperate with FBI raid
(Mississippi) -- The chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says he's confident in tribal casinos' management and has told casino officials to...
article Speculation over FBI raid irresponsible, Choctaw chief says
(Mississippi) -- Beasley Denson, chief for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, broke his silence Friday, speaking out for the first time since the FBI raid of the...

7/15/2011

article Cherokee Nation Tribal Council to Use Third Party in Run-Off Election
(Oklahoma) -- At a recent tribal council meeting on July 12, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved a resolution specifically designed to improve public confidence...
article Miko Beasley Denson Statement
(Mississippi) -- The head of the Choctaw government released his first statement since the FBI raid on the Pearl River Resort Tuesday
article Miko Denson issues statement on FBI raid
(Mississippi) -- In the latest on the FBI investigation at the Pearl River Resort, Miko Beasley Denson has issued a two paragraph statement. In it, Denson acknowledges...
article OP/ED: Why Did the FBI Launch a Raid on Mississippi Choctaw Gaming Facilities?
(Mississippi) -- Two days have passed since federal authorities launched an investigation at Mississippi Choctaw casinos, and we still don't know what prompted the...

7/14/2011

article FBI Mississippi Choctaw Casino Raid May Relate to Chief’s Dealings
(Mississippi) -- A local television station is linking the unusual July 12 FBI raid of two Mississippi Choctaw casinos to dealings between chief Miko Beasley Denson and...
article Why Did the FBI Launch a Raid on Mississippi Choctaw Gaming Facilities?
(Mississippi) -- Two days have passed since federal authorities launched an investigation at Mississippi Choctaw casinos, and we still don't know what prompted the...

7/13/2011

article Details emerge on FBI search at Choctaw casinos
(Mississippi) -- Native American dancing captures the attention of the crowds at the Choctaw Indian Fair this week. But something else has gotten the attention of the U....
article FBI agents raid Resort, copy drives
(Mississippi) -- A search warrant executed by the FBI at Pearl River Resort on Tuesday could be related to election fraud, multiple sources told The Neshoba Democrat....
article Feds raid Choctaw casinos
(Mississippi) -- In an unprecedented move, the FBI raided the Mississippi Choctaws’ Pearl River Resort Tuesday, seizing computer hard drives at two casinos. The...
article Reports Cite Unnamed Sources on FBI Raid
(Mississippi) -- Fun and games may be the last thing on some people's minds this week on the Choctaw Reservation in Neshoba County. FBI and tribal officials are...

7/12/2011

article Choctaw Tribal Council briefed on FBI investigation at Pearl River Resort
(Mississippi) -- The Choctaw Tribal Council was briefed on an FBI investigation under way at Pearl River Resort in a meeting Tuesday morning closed to the press. A...
article FBI raids Choctaw casinos
(Mississippi) -- FBI agents on Tuesday raided the casinos at Pearl River Resort in Neshoba County. FBI officials won’t discuss the matter. The Choctaw Tribal...
article FBI raids Choctaw Indian tribe's Pearl River Resort casinos
(Mississippi) -- The FBI today raided two Mississippi casinos at the Choctaw Indian tribe's Pearl River Resort, the Jackson Clarion Ledger reports.
article FBI raids tribal resort / Computer hard drives reportedly seized at casinos
(Mississippi) -- FBI agents on Tuesday raided the Mississippi Choctaws' Pearl River Resort - an indication there is some evidence or allegations of a federal crime,...
article Feds Raid Choctaw Casinos
(Mississippi) -- Federal authorities were at the Golden Moon and Silver Star casinos at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw on Tuesday, 16 WAPT News has learned.

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