On March 10, 2010, Lawanda Gail Boldwarrior, former secretary for Indian Child Welfare for the Ponca Tribe, was sentenced to two years probation, 104 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 assessment and $9,533.72 in restitution. As a condition of her probation, Boldwarrior will be required to attend a substance abuse aftercare program and to abstain from alcohol and intoxicants both during and after completion of the program. In addition Boldwarrior shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or any other weapon.
On April 30, 2008, GSA OIG’s Greater Southwest Regional Office investigators received information from a GSA official indicating that there were several over-the-tank capacity and back-to-back purchases made with the Voyager Fleet Credit Card (Fleet Card) assigned to a Government vehicle.
On September 18, 2009, Lawanda Gail Boldwarrior pled guilty to one count of felony violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1163 – Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organizations in US District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. On August 26, 2009, Boldwarrior’s husband, Justin “Joe” Boldwarrior, was sentenced for one count misdemeanor violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1163 – Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organizations.
