Thomas J. Schlicker, who was Swinomish Police Chief from 1997 until he was fired last September, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday.

According to court documents, U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughner in Seattle sentenced Schlicker to 16 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release for stealing money from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

In August Schlicker took a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to one of the 10 felony counts the U.S. Attorney’s office had filed against him. The rest of the charges were dismissed on Tuesday, in keeping with the plea agre...