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Ex-tribal chairman’s casino bribery trial set for April

BOSTON (AP) — A former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will have his day in court to face bribery, extortion and other charges...

Newly affirmed, tribe looks at casino plans with fresh eyes

BOSTON (AP) – As he begins his first full year in office, the new head of a Massachusetts tribe says he intends to take...
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR has agreed to take 321 acres of land in Massachusetts into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe, which could lead to a resort casino in Taunton.

Interior department reaffirms status of Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s reservation

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts tribe's long-disputed reservation was reaffirmed by the Biden administration on Wednesday. The decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior...

Two indicted on bribery charges related to Taunton casino plans

TAUNTON – The chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of an architecture firm were both indicted on charges related to their...
AN EXCAVATOR demolishes a building during an official groundbreaking in Taunton,, where the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe was to build the First Light Resort & Casino. The project was halted shortly afterward when a group of residents sued, arguing the federal government couldn't take the land into trust for the tribe. / AP FILE PHOTO/ELISE AMENDOLA

Appeals court denies tribe’s quest for casino land

BOSTON (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled against a Native American tribe that had been granted sovereign land to build a casino in...
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