{"id":11103,"date":"2015-04-13T20:54:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T03:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=11103"},"modified":"2015-04-13T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T04:10:08","slug":"fbi-agent-fights-corruption-at-choctaw-nation-where-he-is-member-of-the-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=11103","title":{"rendered":"FBI Agent Fights Corruption at Choctaw Nation Where He is Member of the Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"

(FBI BLOG APRIL 7, 2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FBI<\/a>When FBI Special Agent Jeff Youngblood<\/strong> helped convict a corrupt public official from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma last year who was demanding bribes and kickbacks from contractors bidding on tribal construction projects, he felt more satisfaction than usual bringing a criminal to justice. That\u2019s because Youngblood is Native American and a member of the Choctaw tribe.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad was born and raised in this area, and Oklahoma is where I was born and raised,\u201d said Youngblood, who is assigned to the FBI\u2019s Oklahoma City Division and works in the southeastern part of the state that is home to the Choctaw Nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere aren\u2019t many Native Americans who are special agents,\u201d he said, \u201cand I have yet to meet any that are working in Indian Country and are enrolled members of the tribe where they work. I think mine is a unique situation.\u201d<\/p>\n