Former Navajo Nation Council Speaker and Council Delegate Johnny Naize pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery with Council Delegate David Tom, former Speaker Lawrence Morgan and former Council Delegates George Arthur, Leonard Teller, Raymond Joe, and Orlanda Smith-Hodge. That’s according to a press release from the Navajo Nation Special Prosecutor […]
Navajo Nation Johnny Naize resigned as Council speaker and Council delegate at noon today, Sept. 29, 2014. Naize sent a letter of resignation to Speaker Pro Temp LoRenzo Bates this morning. At the time, Bates said that the letter, which was addressed to the Navajo Nation Council and Naize’s chapters, would be attached to a […]
By Marley Shebala Former Navajo Nation Council Speaker Lawrence Morgan, a major figure in the tribal prosecution of elected officials involved in a quid-pro-quo scheme involving tribal assistance funds for the most needy Navajo people, pleaded guilty to one criminal charge of conspiracy this morning before Navajo Nation Window Rock, Ariz., District Court Judge Geraldine […]
Special Prosecutor for the Navajo Nation Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom & Schoenburg, LLP 80 East Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 710 Tempe, Arizona 85281 (480) 921-9296 SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JUly 16, 2014, NEWS RELEASE WINDOW ROCK DISTRICT COURT ISSUES IMPORTANT RULINGS WHICH ALLOW TRIALS IN CORRUPTION CASES The Window Rock District Court has recently issued a number […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I just got back from the preliminary hearing on suspended Navajo Nation Speaker Johnny Naize’s plea to the Window Rock, Ariz., District Court to halt the 12 Navajo Council and one tribal legislative employee from putting him on administrative leave, even though he has been on administrative leave since the Council voted 12 […]
Here is Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly’s State of the Nation address that he delivered to the Navajo Nation Council during Day 1 of their annual Spring session at the Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz., on April 21, 2014. After about and hour and a half of comments and questions from Council delegates on […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE DEBATING LEGISLATION 0089-14, CARRYOVER 2014 INDIRECT COST OF $97,081.08 FOR OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER. SPEAKER PRO TEMP BATES Let’s remember that I did not develop this budget. JONATHAN HALE The Navajo Nation Vehicle Review Board would review request and if approved then program pays for vehicle, which is then purchased through […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE WHERE LEGISLATION 0089-140089-14, APPROVE CARRYOVER OF $97,081.08 IN 2014 INDIRECT COSTS FOR OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER. SPONSOR – DELEGATE GEORGE APACHITO AND CO-SPONSOR IS SPEAKER JOHNNY NAIZE, WHO IS ABSENT. APACHITO This legislation is the same as the 0088-14. DELEGATE LEONARD PETE I hope Speaker Pro Temp Bates that […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I received information late this afternoon/early this evening that tomorrow’s hearing before Navajo Nation Window Rock, Ariz., District Court Judge Carol Perry for a Temporary Restraining Order to halt the paid leave of Speaker Johnny Naize was postponed. Naize filed for the TRO on April 7, after the Council voted 12 in favor, […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, Here – finally – is PART 2 of the Navajo Nation Council special session on April 4, 2014, which is when the Council voted 12 in favor, 0 opposed to place Speaker Johnny Naize on administrative leave with pay. Part 1 is Navajo Council Delegate Alton Shepherd presenting Legislation 0069-14, the removal of […]
