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Meredith McConnell of Lame Deer, the former chairwoman of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition, was sentenced in federal court in Billings on Monday, Oct. 25, after being convicted of stealing federal grant funds for unapproved travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, and other unauthorized expenses.
Former executives of the Montana Native Womenâs Coalition sentenced for stealing grant funds MTN News and last updated 2021-07-02 16:47:33-04 GREAT FALLS â Two former officials with the Montana Native Womenâs Coalition were sentenced to probationary terms and ordered to pay restitution after both admitted stealing federal grant funds for unapproved spending, including travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said in a news release on Thursday. Sheryl Lynn Lawrence of Colstrip, 45 years old, who was the Coalitionâs executive director, was sentenced ...