JL:
So, did it belong to all the people or just certain members of
the government?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Well anything that is established here, anything that is
run by the tribe belongs to the tribe, the people.
JL:
So the money should have been distributed to all of the members
of the tribe?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Yes it was supposed to go into a general fund of the tribe.
JL:
Ok. Does the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) have anything to do
with this?
Harlyn Geronimo:
They are supposed to see that everything is run smoothly.
JL:
Like in terms of how the money is distributed to the people?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Yes.
JL:
So the money was in a bank account?
Harlyn Geronimo:
No what happened was, it was taken from the casino.
JL:
Like cash?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Yes cash, some of it cash. I think other parts of it was
taken through other means.
JL: How are the
Senators connected
to this case?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Indirectly. One of the senator's son in-laws was the assistant
attorney general for New Mexico. That's why the investigation
never got off the ground.
JL:
Ok. Now I understand.
Harlyn Geronimo:
It's something that people will be surprised if they read about
it.
JL:
Yes I think so. Did any other newspapers or national media cover this?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Well after the person died they did cover it and found that a lot
of money was missing. Here again the FBI stopped their
investigation after he died. They said that they could not find
anything, but remember all along. The son-in-law to one of the
big senators was the assistant attorney general. The US
attorney for New Mexico, for this area.
JL:
On another subject. I
heard somewhere that your great grandfather was able to walk
without leaving footprints? Is this true?
Harlyn Geronimo:
Yes, he could actually go from one place to another place without leaving any footprints. That's part of the power he
possessed. Internal power.
JL: That's because
of the medicine he had?
Harlyn Geronimo: Yes,
because of the medicine.