The Osage Nation has been removed its Principal Chief from office.
The Tulsa World reports the Osage Nation Congress voted this morning to remove John Red Eagle after a trial sustained five of the six counts he was being tried on.
The six counts included abuse of power, interfering with an Osage attorney general's investigation, refusing to uphold tribal law, withholding at least one contract properly requested under the Osage Nation's Open Records Act by two newspapers, and breaking federal and tribal law by using tribal funds to pay a contractor more than $70,000 to maintain his personal website.
After being found guilty, Red Eagle will not be eligible to hold any elected or appointed positions within the tribe.
After the decision, Assistant Chief Scott BigHorse took the oath to replace the ousted Red Eagle as the tribe’s leader.
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