'I wish I could say I was shocked to hear that there might be a grand jury, and there might be investigations into political influence peddling,' he said. The Washington Post has reported that a grand jury is considering whether former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to federal investigators about whether politics played a role in the decision.Ĭhuck Bunnell, the chief of staff of the Mohegan Tribe, said the news didn't catch him off guard.
The two tribes that operate Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun had hoped to join forces to build a new casino close to the state border to compete with the new MGM casino in Springfield, Massachusetts.īut the Interior Department did not OK it. A representative of the Mohegan Tribe said he's not surprised.
A federal agency decision not to approve a new tribal casino in East Windsor, Connecticut, is reportedly under investigation.
