Reports
Federal Indian Minerals Office Employee Disclosed Confidential Mineral Valuation Information Without Authorization
FIMO Employee Disclosed Confidential Mineral Valuation Information Without Authorization
NPS Managers Circumvented Contracting Regulations to Pay Over $1 Million to a Vendor Without Competition
We investigated allegations that two National Park Service (NPS) managers violated contracting regulations and procedures by using the Standard Form 182 (SF-182), which is meant to fund standardized training, to pay a company for extended work on an internal NPS training website.
AS-IA Employee Misused Charge Card and Received Improper Cash Payments
The OIG investigated an allegation that an employee with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (AS-IA) may have improperly used entities that he owned or had a financial interest in to perform work at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).
We found that the employee was involved in choosing two unregistered entities with whom he or other DOI staff had personal relationships and repeatedly paid them with a charge card, rather than establish a contract as required.
NPS Managers Circumvented Contracting Regulations to Pay Over $1 Million to a Vendor Without Competition
NPS Managers Circumvented Contracting Regulations to Pay Over $1 Million to a Vendor Without Competition
AS-IA Employee Misused Charge Card and Received Improper Cash Payments
AS-IA Employee Misused Charge Card and Received Improper Cash Payments
BIE Employees Misused Government Charge Cards
The OIG investigated allegations that Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Facilities employees Simon Nunez, David Parrish, and Leland Martinez and San Felipe School employees Ruby Montoya and Nancy Nunez made personal purchases on their assigned Government charge cards.
Parrish and Martinez admitted to purchasing personal items, including sheds, tankless water heaters, computers, and tools, with their Government purchase charge cards between August 2013 and December 2016. Simon Nunez, a BIE Facilities Manager, directed the purchases and kept some of the stolen property.
Former President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Stole Funds by Forging False Travel Receipts
We investigated allegations that Lawrence Killsback, while serving as President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (NCT), submitted fraudulent travel claims. The funds used to pay the fraudulent claims came from federally funded NCT programs. Our investigation focused on Killsback’s regional travel in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The U.S.
BIE Employees Misused Government Charge Cards
BIE Employees Misused Government Charge Cards
Former President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Stole Funds by Forging False Travel Receipts
Former President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Stole Funds by Forging False Travel Receipts