Three former leaders of the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians of Corning were sentenced for a conspiracy to embezzle or steal from a tribal organization, as well as tax fraud and tax evasion offenses, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced recently.
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced John A. Crosby, 56, of Redding, to four years and nine months in prison and to pay a $10,000 fine; his mother, Ines S. Crosby, 76, of Orland, to four years and nine months in prison; and her sister, Le...