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Former BIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Lying to Investigators

04/02/2026 08:00 AM EDT

Murrell Deela, a former Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officer, pleaded guilty today to sexual abuse involving a minor and to lying to federal investigators.

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