Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley has introduced legislation to remove President Buu Nygren from office after a special prosecutor alleged multiple violations of tribal ethics law.

Special Prosecutor Kyle Nayback filed a formal ethics complaint in Navajo Nation District Court on Friday following a three-month investigation.

The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based attorney alleges Nygren violated the Navajo Nation Ethics in Government Law by misusing public funds, engaging in nepotism and improperly directing staff.

Nayback says Nygren should be removed from the role immediately and face penalties, including forfeiting up to a year of compensation, paying restitution and a five-year ban from public office.

Nygren denies wrongdoing and says the allegations are a politically motiv

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