"The Yamassee is not a federally recognized Indian tribe, nor recognized by the U.S.
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Two Texans have pleaded guilty in federal court to selling illegal immigrants admission to a non-recognized Native American tribe, telling them it would allow them to remain in the United States, officials said on Thursday.
Humberto Reveles, 60, who claimed to be the "grand chief" of the Yamassee Tribe, and Maria Isabel Lerma, 32, face up to 20 years in a federal prison for their fraudulent activity.
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Indians and ‘Idiots’: DOJ Attacks State Power Over Elections
The DOJ’s Next Frontiers in Election Takeover
The Loretta Lynch DOJ has opened new fronts in the federal takeover of elections, now focusing on Indian reservations and those deemed mentally incompetent.
TTV attorney J. Christian Adams writes in PJ Media this week: “In the first instance, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has drafted and sent a bill to Congress which would force state election officials to turn over power to tribal governments to determine the location and number of polling places on Indian reservations in state-run elections …
In the second instance, the DOJ is seeking to erode the power of states to prohibit the mentally incompetent from voting, as long as they express a desire to vote to their caregiver, often a unionized government worker …
In both instances, the Justice Department is acting at the behest of activist groups and undermining powers the Constitution gives to the states.”
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