The feds have come knocking on the doors of the Pojoaque Pueblo tribe over the weekend, seizing a total of $10.1 million in gambling revenue.
According to The Santa Fe New Mexican, the seizure was part of a government-initiated civil forfeiture process that stemmed from the years-long earnings tussle between the state of New Mexico and the tribe. Records showed that the bank account has $10,128,847.42 at the end of January.
The dispute basically stemmed from the failure of the Pojoaque Pueblo tribe and the state of New Mexico to immediately come up with a new gambling compact after their agreement expired in 2015.
While impasse dragged on for two years, the U.S. attorney allowed the tribes’ to continue the operation of its casinos provided that they would abide by a few conditions.