A 69-year-old man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that led to a federally recognized American Indian tribe in Michigan losing more than $1 million, authorities announced Monday.
Chester Randall Dunican, most recently of Fort Pierce, Florida, was first indicted in 2021 and reached a plea agreement last year on conspiracy to commit wire fraud, U.S. District Court records show.
Between December 2015 and December 2016, he served as CEO of an entity focused on developing economic opportunities to benefit the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, according to the filings.
