A former accounting technician for the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas was indicted Tuesday on a federal charge of embezzling tribal funds, according to acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.
Heath A. Hopkins, 45, Horton, Kan., was charged with one count of theft from an Indian tribal organization, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The indictment alleged that while working for the Kickapoo Tribe Housing Authority, Hopkins wrote unauthorized checks to himself on the tribe’s checking account.
If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison. The FBI investigated and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Metzger is prosecuting.