Ex-tribal chairman seeks dismissal in casino bribery case - Providence Business News
Ex-tribal chairman seeks dismissal in casino bribery case THE FORMER CHAIRMAN of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of a local architecture firm have filed to dismiss charges of bribery related to plans to build a resort casino in Taunton. / COURTESY FIRST LIGHT BOSTON (AP) – The former chairman of a Massachusetts tribe is seeking to dismiss some of the federal bribery and extortion charges he's facing over the tribe's long planned casino project. Cedric Cromwell, former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoags, filed a motion last week to dismiss three bribery counts. Cromwell al...