Special prosecutor - from Washington DC - appointed to investigate Navajo Tribal Council members

We've posted reports on the legal trials and travails of the Navajo Nation government before...here's the latest twist, from The Navajo Times:

A Washington, D.C., lawyer has been selected by the special division of the Window Rock District Court to investigate allegations of illegal and unethical behavior by elected officials and employees of the Navajo Nation.

In a report to the Navajo Nation Council on Monday, Attorney General Louis Denetsosie said Alan Balaran was named special prosecutor after the three-judge panel reviewed three applications Jan. 20.

Balaran, who served as the court-appointed special master in the Cobell trust fund case, will be under the jurisdiction of the special division, Denetsosie added.

On Dec. 28, Denetsosie asked the special division to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the tribe's contracts with OnSat Network Communications Inc., a $2.2 million loan guarantee to BCDS Manufacturing Inc., and payments from the Navajo Nation Council's discretionary fund to family members of several legislative branch employees.

See the full story HERE.

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