By Mark Lineberger
journalaz.com
Legal wrangling continues between the Yavapai-Apache Nation and a California-based tribe over a multimillion dollar casino resort financing deal that fell through.
The Yavapai-Apache Nation lent money to the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel for construction of a casino resort.
The San Diego County tribe, formerly known as the Diegueno Band of Mission Indians, has since accumulated $28 million in debt. Other loan costs for the Iipay have risen to more than $34 million, according to the recent legal request filed by the Yavapai-Apache.
