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Reports

Indian Community Councilman Failed to Pay Lease Fees

The OIG investigated allegations that an Indian community councilman failed to pay the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) the required fees associated with farming and grazing leases on an Indian reservation. Our investigation determined the councilman failed to pay the required fees for his leases from 2008 to 2014, resulting in a $135,375 delinquency owed to the affected tribe. The councilman admitted to the tribal council that he had not paid his lease fees and agreed to pay the tribe $13,537 each year for 10 years.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

, MT, United States

FWS Employees Unlawfully Obtained and Used Protected Personnel Records

OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) human resource employee accessed the protected personnel files of a Federal employee without authorization, and that another unknown FWS employee removed a document from the office of a senior manager. We found that the human resource employee unlawfully accessed the Electronic Official Personnel Folder and USA Staffing databases and queried records related to a Federal employee who had been selected for a position.

Investigation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, GA, United States

Theft of Funds from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

OIG investigated allegations of theft from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (SNO) through counterfeit checks associated with an account that may have contained Federal funds. Our investigation determined that multiple individuals from the Wichita, KS area cashed counterfeit checks totaling more than $20,000. The checks were made to look like they had been issued by legitimate Wichita businesses, however, the routing and bank account information printed on the checks resulted in the funds being withdrawn from an SNO bank account. The U.S.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

, OK, United States

NPS Management Responded Appropriately to Sexual Misconduct Complaints

The OIG investigated whether National Park Service (NPS) management appropriately handled sexual misconduct complaints at a National Recreation Area (NRA) in Texas. The initial complainant reported that an employee at the NRA exposed himself to her and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions between 2012 and 2014. The complainant alleged she reported the incidents to NPS management when they occurred, but they failed to take any action. Our investigation did not find any evidence that the complainant reported the incidents to her supervisor as she reported in her complaint.

Investigation
National Park Service

United States

Bureau of Land Management’s Idle Well Program

Report Number
2016-EAU-061

We inspected whether the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) implementation of its 2012 Idle Well Review and Data Entry policy reduced its number of idle wells in accordance with policy. Specifically, we assessed whether BLM: (1). maintained an accurate inventory of idle wells; (2) developed a clear strategy for reviewing idle wells; (3) ensured required idle well reviews, approvals, and tests were performed; and (4) maintained reliable idle well data. Based on data received from BLM, we determined the Bureau did not reduce the number of idle wells from 2013 through August 2016.

Inspection / Evaluation
Bureau of Land Management

United States

Opportunity To Recoup Additional Revenue in the Federal Investment in Water Projects From the Conveyance of Non-Project Water

Report Number
2017-WR-029

We conducted a review of the Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR’s) administration of transfers and conveyances of water. Our objective was to determine whether the transfers and conveyances facilitated by the USBR were done in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. We could not make a determination because a legal opinion on application of the Warren Act of 1911, which governs conveyance of non-project water through Federal facilities, is needed.

Other
Bureau of Reclamation

United States

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