Tribal seizures sought

Condominiums at Lake Tahoe are among more than 30 properties federal officials are trying to seize in an action against a Sacramento developer and two other figures in what is being described as a kickback and money laundering scheme.

The Sacramento Bee reported the condominiums and other properties around the West and in Hawaii were purchased with millions of dollars “systematically siphoned off … from the United Auburn Indian Community” in California.

Targets of the investigation include developer Bart Volen, tribal administrator Greg Baker and former tribal worker Darrell Hinz, according to the Bee story written by Sam Stanton and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Denny Walsh.