United States Attorney Marty J. Jackley announced today
that on November 15, 2006, Belledena White Eyes, 60, of Porcupine, was
convicted by a jury in federal court of false statement. The maximum
penalty upon conviction is five years imprisonment and/or a $250,000
fine. Jackley said the charge relates to an incident that occurred on
January 3, 2006, near Porcupine when White Eyes knowingly made fraudulent
statements to an FBI agent pertaining to the sexual abuse of minor children
living in her home. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States
Attorney Carolyn G. Royce and presided over by U.S. District Court Judge
Richard H. Battey. A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing
date has been set for February 6, 2007.
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