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OTTAWA — The RCMP is investigating the finances of a tiny B.C. First Nation band used to enrich members of a single family to the tune of $4.2 million over 3½ years, according to a forensic audit obtained by Postmedia News.

The Shuswap First Nation’s transfers to the family, and payment for trips to Las Vegas and Cuba ended in November 2014, when the family was voted out of office after Postmedia’s disclosures.

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In July, the federal government-funded Ernst & Young audit was provided to the 100 band members who live on the reserve on the outskirts of Invermere near the B.C.-Alberta border.

The 13-page report was also handed over to the Mounties.

“It is under RCMP investigation,” Chief Barbara Cote and her two councillors said in a recent written statement to members.

Despite the continuing police probe, the person who received the largest portion of the $4.2 million in 2011-14 is running in next month’s council election and could become chief.