Alleged Misuse of Official Position by BIA Deputy Superintendent

We investigated allegations that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Deputy Superintendent of the Cherokee Agency misused her official position to purchase property rights of lands held in Indian trust for personal gain, thereby creating a conflict of interest. We found that she did not obtain approval for personal land transactions that she conducted during her BIA employment from 2010 through 2015. We also found that other BIA employees did not know about BIA’s requirements and policies related to trust real estate transactions.

 

This is a summary of an investigative report that was issued internally to the U.S. Department of the Interior.