“I’ll prove them wrong in this court trial, and I’m running for the vice chairman seat in July so I can begin to bring our people together again and heal the Quapaw Nation.”

“It shouldn’t even be aired out in the general news media like they’re doing. “It’s all made up, and it is strictly political,” Berrey said. They have hired a special prosecutor and filed a criminal complaint in tribal court alleging embezzlement, misappropriation of funds and other charges. The new Quapaw leaders, Chairman Joseph Byrd and Secretary/Treasurer Guy Barker, came to believe their own falsehoods, produced some evidence, and have now taken it outside of the tribe to the general public. The victors in last July’s Quapaw Nation tribal elections ran a scorched earth campaign of grievances and false accusations that unseated the longtime, historically successful former Chairman John L. UPDATE: A prepared release issued later said:

Berrey denies all of the complaint’s allegations, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court. We are aware that the Quapaw Nation’s Special Prosecutor has filed a criminal complaint against John Berrey for alleged violations of the Quapaw Law and Order Code. Rory Dilweg of Ocotillo Law and Policy Partners, LLP represents John Berrey.

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