U.S. Department of Justice
Sheldon J. (Shelly) Sperling
Sheldon.Sperling@usdoj.gov

United States Attorney

Eastern District of Oklahoma

For Release: November 25, 2008
For Further Information Contact: Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney or Gregory Dean Burris, Assistant United States Attorney

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - United States Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling announced today HANNAH ELIZABETH FRANCIS, age 60, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 2 years probation for Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. The defendant was also ordered to pay $7,252.00 in restitution.

"Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Muskogee Creek Nation Attorney General's Office," stated United States Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling. "FRANCIS was indicted on June 18, 2008."

"FRANCIS converted to her own use approximately $7,252.00 from the Muskogee Creek Nation Tax Commission. FRANCIS worked as a counter clerk receiving payments from customers for car tag sales at the time of the offenses. The offenses took place from on or about July 2003 through March 7, 2007. The charges are in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1163."

"The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over today's hearing."
"Assistant United States Attorney Linda A. Epperley represented the United States."