David Cypress, Tax-Evading Former Seminole Leader, Sentenced to Federal Prison
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| Miami Herald |
David Cypress, a member of the Seminole tribal council until 2010, was convicted of filing a false tax return, understating his income by $285,000. Prosecutors revealed a system by which he pay himself extra money from the tribe's lucrative casinos under the table.
Cypress was sentenced yesterday to one-and-a-half years in federal prison.
The case also revealed some of the tribe's internal economics, including the size of the monthly dividend check sent to each family.
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