Derek Dorr, who oversaw the tribe's federal contracting enterprise, alleges retaliation in a federal lawsuit and is looking for doubtlessly thousands and thousands.
Derek Dorr thought the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe might lose thousands and thousands in federal contracts and break the legislation if the tribe bought into the marijuana enterprise, and mentioned he introduced his considerations to tribal leaders and the US State Division final fall.
Dorr was promptly fired as CEO of the Makwa tribe, which handles contracts with the State Division and different authorities businesses, in response to a federal lawsuit filed this week.
“The timing of his launch was not a coincidence — it was retaliation,” the swimsuit says. “Hashish stays a prohibited substance beneath federal legislation, and Makwa is an organization within the enterprise of federal authorities contracts.”
Dorr is looking for doubtlessly thousands and thousands of {dollars} in damages and misplaced compensation.
A lawyer for Makwa, Molly Ryan, mentioned the corporate denies the claims and can “vigorously defend the allegations within the lawsuit.”
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