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12-09-2009, 01:36 AM #1
FL: Tamarac man convicted of selling tribal memberships sent
Tamarac man convicted of selling tribal memberships sentenced
By Joel Marino, Sun Sentinel
December 8, 2009
A Tamarac man convicted of selling tribal memberships to illegal immigrants was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison followed by three years of supervised released.
A federal judge also ordered Audie Watson, 76, to forfeit assets and pay $11,250 in restitution.
As owner and president of Universal Service Dedicated to God Inc., Audie was charged with selling the tribal memberships for $1,500 per person or $2,000 per couple so buyers could claim American Indian lineage and avoid deportation, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The tribe was called the Pembina Nation Little Shell, a North Dakota group not formally recognized by the U.S. government.
Watson was convicted Sept. 22 on several mail fraud and money laundering charges.
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