Here is the opinion in United States v. Reed:
An excerpt:
Gregory Allen Davis and Michael Howard Reed irrationally believe that their membership in the Little Shell Nation, an unrecognized Indian tribe, means they are not United States citizens subject to the jurisdiction of the federal courts. This belief led them into serious trouble. First, Reed threatened North Dakota District Judge Ralph Erickson because he refused to dismiss federal drug charges against two other Little Shell members. Months later, when District Judge Daniel Hovland denied a motion to dismiss a firearm charge pending against Reed, Davis filed a Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing statement listing Judge Hovland and acting United States Attorney Lynn Jordheim as $3.4 million debtors and Davis as the secured party. After a three-day trial, a jury convicted Davis and Reed of conspiring to file and filing false liens against Judge Hovland and Jordheim in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1521. The jury also convicted Reed of corruptly obstructing justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503(a), based on his earlier threats. On appeal, Davis argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove a violation of § 1521. Both Davis and Reed argue, for somewhat different reasons, that the district court violated their constitutional rights by allowing them to represent themselves at trial. We affirm.
Turtle Talk 
Hi TT. I’d recommend going easy on the “fake Indian” thing. While I don’t know Michael Reed, Greg Davis is likely more Indian than you and me combined. The problem is the Little Shell thing, an historic wrong that America had perpetrated on his people for well over a century.
I beg to differ. Mr. Davis has filed false UCC statements against individual judges and clerks at Turtle Mountain Tribal Court in an effort to impact decisions made by that Court. This has been reported. If anyone is a Pembina Indian in the room, I am. I certainly question Mr. Davis’ qualifications as a Pembina, and if he wants to be a member of a Little Shell group that enrolls non-Indian, makes outlandish claims to the government, shows disdain for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, so be it. I just don’t have to respect him for it.
Not liking him, for rightful reasons, and the issue of being Native American is not the same. It’s foolish to rely on federal recognition as the “real” standard for who is and who is not Indian. (a bunch of people telling you who you are and who you arnt) And Indian is a political citizenship, tribe specific, it has nothing to do with race. History and law support that. If the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council passes a resolution that Barack Obama is a citizen of the Mashantucket Pequots. He is one. I hope youre not a judge since you are mixing up issues here.
Mixing up issues? This particular situation has nothing to do with an actual tribe passing a resolution and making an individual a citizen. There may be question as far as certain rights that go with that if the individual is not Native, but that is separate. In this case, the purported “tribe” is not recognized by the Federal Government or the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Mr. Reed, purportedly a member of the “Tribe” is not Native and does not have any ties whatsoever with actual and recognized Pembina bandmembers.