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Tobacco Money For MT Tribe Cut Off Following Audit  

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-10-05
Author: MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press Writer

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State officials have stopped distributions of tobacco grant money to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians after an audit revealed problems with the tribe's accounting practices.

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services audit says lax oversight and record keeping allowed for "potential abuse" of a $180,000 annual tobacco use prevention grant.

Half the money was for tobacco programs for the tribe's 4,300 members scattered across Montana and surrounding states and provinces. The remainder was for similar programs for American Indians in Great Falls and Billings.

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