LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The preliminary hearing of Robinson Rancheria’s tribal chair – alleged to have embezzled thousands of dollars from another Lake County tribe – has been set for August.
At a hearing last week, an Aug. 1 preliminary hearing date was set for 50-year-old Tracey Avila of Nice, according to Deputy District Attorney Rachel Abelson, the case’s prosecutor.
Avila was arrested last September on a felony charge of grand theft for allegedly taking more than $60,000 from Elem Colony of Clearlake Oaks.
She had worked for Elem as its fiscal officer from February 2006 to September 2008, according to case documents.
Elem conducted its own investigation before contacting federal authorities to request assistance.
Case documents showed that the federal investigation ultimately led to Avila’s arrest last year.
Email Elizabeth Larson at elarson@lakeconews.com .
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