Payments from $760M Keepseagle settlement being distributed

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PEMBROKE – Nineteen Robeson County farmers received nearly $2 million in a settlement with the U.S. government.

Each farmer or rancher Friday received payments of at least $50,000 from the Keepseagle v. Vislack class action lawsuit.

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The lawsuit claimed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture discriminated against American Indians between 1981 and 1999 by denying them access to USDA loan and assistance programs. A $760 million settlement was reached in 2010, and payments are just now reaching those eligible for compensation.

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