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\"Federal<\/a>The former Police Chief of the Swinomish Tribe Thomas J. Schlicker<\/strong> was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 16 months in prison, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schlicker, 57, of Stanwood, Washington,\u00a0\u00a0used the Tribe\u2019s Chevron\/Texaco credit card<\/strong> to purchase gas for his and his family members\u2019 personal vehicles. \u00a0The total loss to the Swinomish Tribe is $33,622, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schlicker served as police Chief from 1997 until September 2014, when his employment was terminated.<\/span><\/p>\n

In asking for a sentence at the high end of the guidelines range, prosecutors noted the crime was a repeated betrayal of trust.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThis is far from an isolated misjudgment during a time of weakness. \u00a0Rather, this was a calculated offense that occurred over five years and involved 38 fraudulent deposits and 37 fraudulent withdrawals, for a total of 75 fraudulent transactions on the Secret Account alone. \u00a0Each of these transactions was a separate decision to commit a crime, as was each decision to misuse the tribal gas card or submit a fraudulent reimbursement request,\u201d prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour<\/strong> called the crime \u201ca breach of trust\u201d and ordered Schlicker to pay $17,849 for a total restitution to the Swinomish tribe of more than $33,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis defendant betrayed the trust placed in him by the Swinomish Tribe,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.<\/strong> \u00a0\u201cAs the Chief of Police for the tribe for nearly 25 years, his job was to protect the tribe \u2013 not steal from it.\u00a0 We will continue to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tribes in Western Washington to ensure that those who embezzle funds are identified and held to account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a sad day for our community. We entrusted him for 25 years\u2026 We trusted him and he betrayed our trust,\u201d Swinomish Tribal Chairman Brian Cladoosby<\/strong> told the court. \u00a0\u201cPeople need to know that when they come to work in Indian Country\u2026 that this is not acceptable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the plea agreement, between 2008 and 2014 Schlicker set up a secret bank account in the name of the Swinomish Police Department<\/strong>, without the knowledge of the tribal accounting department.<\/span><\/p>\n

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