Do you think any Robert Smith Pala Money is slushing around in those campaign contributions?
Washington Post 10 of the ickiest allegations in the Duncan Hunter indictment
Excerpt:
Federal prosecutors allege that he and his wife stole $250,000 in campaign funds to do things like take their family to Italy (and buy a three-piece luggage set for it), buy their kids' school lunches, treat family and friends to hotel rooms and wine and golf, and fly a family member’s pet to Washington, D.C., for vacation.
All the while, the 47-page indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges, their own personal family accounts were either very low or overdrawn. The extremely detailed allegations paint the picture of a member of Congress raising money from donors and boldly using it for himself and his family to live outside their means. At one point, prosecutors allege Hunter told his campaign treasurer that the rules preventing exactly such a scenario were “silly.”
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I think that it is a safe bet that Robert Smith donated to the Hunter
group because as soon as Smith got word that some of the disenrolled had a meeting set up with Hunter to talk about the problems with Smith and the EC he donated heavy to Hunter to not meet with the group which Hunter had them meet with one of his aids instead of him.
Maybe it will come out through the Trial how much was donated by Smith.
EMILIO REYES: CAN YOU LOOK INTO PALA PLEASE. LOOK INTO THE DISENROLLMENTS AND REMIJO LUGO BEING FROM CAHUILLA BEFORE 1903 WHEN HE WAS HIRED TO BRING DOWN THE CUPENO FROM WARNER SPRINGS TO PALA THEN SAID HE WAS ONE OF THE WARNER RANCH EVICTEES TO GET AN ALLOTMENT IN PALA AND THEN GOT ON THE ROLLS LATER BECAUSE OF IT BUT IS NOT CUPENO. EMILIO REYES PLEASE HELP. WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTS BUT MAYBE YOU CAN FIND MORE OR HELP BRING THIS TO LIGHT. REMIJO LUGO DESCENDANTS SIT ON THE PALA COUNCIL AND STARTED THE DISENROLLMENTS WITH ROBERT SMITH. I Thank You, Thank You in Advance.
Emilio Reyes offered help to the disenrollees several years ago with research. I am not sure what else there is to discover. The Enrollment of the Lugo's was based on the 1913 Allotment Roll. Remijio Lugo was given a land allotment in Pala even though he was not a landless or homeless Mission Indian as required by the 1902 Mission Indian Relief Act, 32 Stat. 257. His 1928 CIJR application is not redacted. We have a letter from the BIA to himself asking where to send some money he was owed and he replied to his address in Banning.
It is not some secret information. This happened so long ago there is zero chance the BIA is going to do anything. If you want change it has to come from within the Band.
They don't mind sharing the percap with 1/32 Lugos who are passing as 1/16. There’s a lot of them.
That's true and also the Tribal Treasure, who claims the Lugo blood line to be enrolled in Pala gets over a hundred and eighty thousand dollars a year for her pay as treasure for the Tribe plus her per capita and what she can embezzle from her position.
She is a very sad excuse of a woman who lies about every thing to get what she wants, even to the Priest at the Pala Mission.
She also has no respect for Tribal Elders unless they are related to her through the Lugo blood line so we need your help to get her and her family out of the PBMI, PLEASE.
Well go to a meeting and make a motion to investigate the Lugo Family the same way that Cindy LEAL and Jimbo Goodpasture did to the Britten Family members.
Why did the Tribe allow two shady people with questionable blood line or no blood of the Band to even make such a motion.
The EC under Robert Smiths leadership are responsible 100% for the
disenrollments.
They could have stopped it before it even got started.
And as of yet they have done nothing to reverse the disenrollments
so blame the EC for not doing the right thing and for using the 1928 applications for their corrupt agenda.
Cindy Leal is not a Lavato,she took a D.N.A. with Mel Lavato a year ago no match ,The E.C. knows it Mel gave them a copy of the d.n.a., thy said they lost it.
An investigation done by the Pala EC will go nowhere. They are the Enrollment Committee, and approved the applications for the Lugo's. This usurpation of power that Robert Smith planned and executed took over a decade. But now he has it all. The EC can enact ordinances and resolutions. The Pala EC is also the Pala Gaming Authority and has complete control of casino revenue. The Election Committee is always chosen by Smith and he controls the vote. The meeting agenda is controlled by Smith no tribal business can be discussed except what he wants passed. He makes sure his supporters attend meetings and yell down or out vote any opposition.
This is not negativity. It is the simple truth. The Constitution is Smith's baby, and was never seen or approved by the GC. He has direct control of the BIA Regional Director and full cooperation of So-Cal Agency. They never lift a finger to stop him, rubber stamp his requests, and work to undermine anyone that files an appeal, FOIA request or lawsuit.
It is a conspiracy to defraud the PBMI members and the federal government. The US Attorney's Office refuses to investigate. The FBI is entrenched in an investigation that never ends and leads nowhere. Same with the IRS.
The Court is bending over backwards to protect and promote the sovereign immunity of the Pala EC so it is impossible to sue them. The entire construct of power has engulfed all those who can overturn or overthrow the dictator Smith.
Except the Pala General Council which still has the power to remove him from office. Unfortunately cowardice and greed has paralyzed the people, and everyone that wants change is hoping someone else will do the work and take the risk so they can keep getting their per capita.
Did I forget anything?
Yes you forgot to say that you were once a Tribal Member and that you probably knew of the corruption before you got disenrolled so why didn't you try and stop Smith when you were a Tribal Member.
Were you just sitting back collecting you check or were you afraid to say anything.
Anonymous at 3:05 reread Reinstatement Restitution at 11:44 one more time and understand it.
At 3:05. Why do you think the brittians where dissenrolled? Because some of them where trying to expose the corruption. In a attempt to silence them”king and Willy” Robert dissenrolled there 1/16 family members. Why do you think Kings kids where the first to be dissenrolled. Because it was personal. Had nothing to do with blood lineage
Robert hurt a lot of people just because of his personal hatred of king.
I will never understand why some members want to blame the disenrollees for being the victims of Smith's power play. I will say this. Once we figured out what Smith was doing we fought tooth and nail to stop him. My brother ran against Smith for Chairman and won the Election but Smith had votes tossed and the box stuffed with phony votes to eked out a victory.
Now we have withdrawn from PBMI and are fighting in court for our federal recognition. I don't know what else I can do personally. I have written appeal after appeal, spent thousands of hours reseaching, helped our attorney with the pleadings, studied case law, and figured out the plot of Robert Smith.
So blame me if you want. It doesn't stop Smith but it does make you a whiny loser who won't step up and work to make things better.
You’re naive and young if you think it’s about King.
@3:05 pm you are either just trolling or not even a tribal member.
If you were a tribal member you would know that the General Council has no power. Members cannot get their items on the agenda without Robert's approval. That is dictatorship.
When I was still enrolled we fought for term limits and got them only to watch Robert bring Barbara Karshmer in to erase term limits even though it is what the people wanted and voted on.
How many elections have been stolen because Robert makes sure to get his buddies on the election committee?
Don't tell me, you actually think Kenny Johnson lost by only a few votes?
Many of us tried. We were made an example out of to quiet everyone else.
Seems to have worked well as no one will go to meetings and question anything anymore. Robert gets all he wants.
@3:05 pm, do yo go to meetings? Do you stand up and openly oppose Robert Smith? Do you try to get on the agenda? Are you going to make sure elections are fair?
The only thing that would be fair in Pala would to make Robert Smith and Theresa Nieto "FAIR GAME" for all hunters.
There is no way to get them out of office except to hope they get real sick and can't work anymore, die of a heart attack or someone gets fed up and kills them.
Good luck on any of these happening any time soon.
So I guess everyone is stuck with the corrupt leaders that no one wants to stand up to.
They are going to lower the per capita again after the first of the year and that is for sure not just talk.
So have a happy holiday season while you can.
Where is the one hundred and seventy one million dollars the EC borrowed for the expansion at the Casino ?
Why are they lowering your per cap when they should be raising it?
CONTROL, CONTROL, CONTROL, GREED, GREED.
Also what happened to the 2% loans that Tribal members were supposed to get.
A friend got a loan recently and was charged more than 20% for the loan.
Face it, R&R is moving forward and has bailed on everyone else. He is not going to be your savior. That is too bad. He is a good person.
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