Brown Otter had a legitimate hydrocodone prescription for back pain he suffered as a result of falling off a roof.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Defendant stated that he would give Crow Ghost the pills outside the casino, never inside,\u201d according to the court filing, which cited Brown Otter’s interview with the FBI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Brown said in the court filing he was glad to get this matter \u201coff his chest\u201d and doesn’t care that he’s banned from Grand River’s premises because he’s saving money by not gambling, because \u201call he ever does is sit there and lose.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nBrown Otter is now one of 10 people barred from the tribal gaming property.<\/p>\n
Catching A Break<\/h2>\n
Brown Otter will plead guilty to distribution of a controlled substance, a charge that, at the federal level, carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine, or both. The US agrees to sentence the defendant within the applicable guidelines, but court documents indicate that due to his cooperation in the matter, Brown Otter could be sentenced two levels below maximum standards for substance distribution.<\/p>\n
He’s also being ordered to repay $647.14 to Grand River Casino and pay $100 in court costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In August, Candace Crow Ghost, the former marketing director at the Grand River Casino, a tribal gaming venue in South Dakota, admitted to bilking her employer out of $5,000. But the story doesn’t end there. Fresh documents filed in US District Court District of South Dakota North Division reveal Ghost swapped players club points and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":116675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Grand River Casino Employee Traded Club Points For Drugs<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n