FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
AMANDA OLD CROW PLEADS GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls on July 22, 2008, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, AMANDA OLD CROW, a 30-year-old resident of Browning, pled guilty to theft. Sentencing is set for October 9, 2008. She is currently released on special conditions.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
In October or November of 2005, OLD CROW stole a box of checks from the Babb Post Office belonging to another individual. OLD CROW then wrote various checks
Browning and Hardin. The total amount of the checks written was $4,118.
OLD CROW faces possible penalties of 5 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Vince Carroll prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Browning.
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A copy of the Offer of Proof can be obtained by contacting Sally Frank at (406) 247-4638.
