On July 2, 2013, Sprague RCMP received a complaint over concerns relating to correspondence directed at a federal government official with some level of involvement with the Buffalo Point Cottage Owners Association.
The RCMP Winnipeg Major Crime Unit commenced an investigation into the matter. Investigation showed the correspondence from Chief John Thunder of the Buffalo Point First Nation to the federal government official made an attempt to derail a civil legal proceeding between the Buffalo Point First Nation Development, the Buffalo Point First Nation and the Buffalo Point Cottage Owner’s Association.
The federal government official was not acting in an official capacity in relation to this specific investigation.
On October 22, 2013, Chief John Thunder of the Buffalo Point First Nation was arrested. Thunder has been charged with extortion and released on a promise to appear in Winnipeg court on November 25, 2013.
