They then made a secret deal with a Las Vegas gambling corporation in which they benefited at the Graton tribe’s expense. The partners convinced the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria to buy undevelopable swamp land in which they themselves held a large interest.
A panel of arbitration judges has found that a company controlled by Anderson and his partner, Douglas Boxer, the son of former Senator Barbara Boxer, defrauded its Native American clients in a Bay Area casino deal. That image has not survived judicial scrutiny. He promotes himself as a champion of liberal social causes, a philanthropist, a public servant, a man of integrity who cares about his community-especially racial minorities. Darius Anderson and his business partner, Douglas Boxer, preyed upon Native American clients who were too intimidated by their political connections to seek recourse, writes investigative reporter Peter Byrne.ĭarius Anderson is one of California’s most powerful men.
