Thomas J. Schlicker, who was Swinomish Police Chief from 1997 until he was fired last September, entered a guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday for stealing tribal funds.

According to a press release from the office of U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, Schlicker, 57, took a plea agreement in which he admitted he stole more than $30,000 that belonged to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community by depositing police department money into a secret account and making withdrawals in cash.

He also admitted that he used the tribe’s gasoline credit card to buy fuel for his and his family’s perso...