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Sioux City man admits embezzling from Winnebago Tribe

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December 9th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A 48-year-old Sioux City man is pleading guilty to embezzling at least 22-thousand dollars from the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Jason Ehlers was General Manager of BluStone Homes, also known as HoChunk Real Estate, which is owned by the tribe. He signed a plea agreement, admitting he stole construction supplies, drew up fake invoices and engaged in fradulent rebate schemes. Ehlers will be sentenced later. He could be fined up to 250-thousand dollars and sentenced to up to five years in prison on the charge.