MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA — A federal grand jury has indicted two executives on twelve counts tied to the systematic looting of millions from businesses owned by the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town (AQTT). AARON DEWAYNE TERRY, 66, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and CHRISTINA ROCHELLE ANGLIN, 44, of Burnsville, North Carolina, are accused of orchestrating a years-long fraud scheme that funneled tribal money meant for federal contracts into their own pockets.
The indictment, returned last Wednesday in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, alleges theft, wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy spanning from 2012 to 2019. ANGLIN served as Controller and later Chief Financial Officer of all AQTT-owned entities during the period. TERRY held multiple executive management and control roles across the same businesses, giving both defendants unchecked access to financial operations.
Counts One through Eight charge both with THEFT BY AN AGENT OF AN INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS, each carrying up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Count Nine alleges CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT OR BRIBERY, punishable by up to five years and a $250,000 fine. Counts Ten and Eleven—WIRE FRAUD and CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD—each expose the defendants to 20 years and $250,000. Count Twelve, BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS, also carries a ten-year, $250,000 penalty.
The AQTT, a federally recognized tribal town with around 280 members and dual citizenship ties to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, operates businesses focused on federal contract procurement in Huntsville, Alabama. These contracts, funded through federal programs, became the pipeline for the alleged fraud, with tribal funds siphoned through false invoices, unauthorized transfers, and shell transactions.
A multi-agency task force conducted the investigation, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Office of Inspector General – General Services Administration, Office of Inspector General – Small Business Administration, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Army Criminal Investigation Command. The probe spanned years and uncovered a web of financial deception rooted in positions of trust.
Indictments are not findings of guilt. AARON DEWAYNE TERRY and CHRISTINA ROCHELLE ANGLIN are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. If convicted, however, the combined charges expose them to decades behind bars and massive financial penalties—sending a stark message about accountability when tribal and federal funds are betrayed.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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