On the tribe’s dime

Three members of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, which operates Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, were recently charged with embezzling an estimated $6 million.

The defendants—John Crosby, 53, of Redding; Ines Crosby, 73, of Orland; and Leslie Lohse, 62, of Glenn County—were employees of the tribe, according to a press release from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. They allegedly used tribal funds for personal expenses and concealed the embezzlement with a false line of credit and by remotely accessing the tribe’s computers to destroy evidence.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service and the FBI. Each defendant faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.