Former tribal HR director sentenced for embezzling $44K from Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

Former tribal HR director sentenced for embezzling $44K from Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

FORT THOMPSON, S.D. — A Fort Thompson woman has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for embezzling over $44,000 from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe while serving as its Human Resources Director. Mariah Pearl Sazue, 35, was sentenced on July 21, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte. She will also serve two years of supervised release, must pay $44,627.25 in restitution to the tribe, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Cr…