Navajo Nation V. Macdonald

Byron T. Brown and Kurion T. Tracy conspired with Peter D. MacDonald, Sr., Chairman of the Navajo Nation Tribal Council, and his son, Peter D. MacDonald, Jr. to defraud the Navajo Nation ("the Tribe") of several million dollars through a double-escrow real estate transaction. When the Tribe discovered the existence of the illegal conspiracy, it filed a civil action against the conspirators in Maricopa County Superior Court. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the Tribe and against Brown, MacDonald,  Jr., and MacDonald, Sr.*fn1 MacDonald, Jr. and Brown both appealed. MacDonald, Sr. is not a party to this appeal. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.