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Seminole Tribe Forced Documentary Filmmaker to Delete Video Showing Tribe's Extreme Wealth
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Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Peter Santenello
What was said
"I get a call and he's like, yeah, I'm the attorney for the Seminole Reservation. Are you familiar with the $800 million case we just closed with Wells Fargo that we just won? We're going to need that video taken down now. They're gonna bury me."
Peter Santenello revealed that after publishing a documentary showing the Seminole Tribe's financial success—including gated communities, full Harvard scholarships, and children becoming millionaires through tribal payments—the tribe's attorneys demanded removal threatening legal action. Santenello complied immediately, suggesting the tribe wanted to maintain anonymity about their wealth given federal tax benefits and internal politics.
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- Danger Close
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- Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Peter Santenello
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