Miccosukees fight IRS probe into former Chairman Billy Cypress

Author:
ICT Staff
Updated:
Sep 12, 2018
Original:
May 21, 2010

The IRS is investigating Billy Cypress, the former longtime chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe, for alleged income tax violations linked to the tribe's multimillion dollar gambling operation -- a probe that coincides with a major shake-up in the tribe's leadership and the ouster of its longtime lawyer.

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