Montana Land Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe department\u2019s procrastination has left the tribes in limbo. A Politico<\/em> investigation last year found the while channels of communication between the DOI and the tribes appeared to be closed, Zinke and other senior DOI officials had \u201cheld numerous meetings and phone calls with MGM lobbyists and the company\u2019s Republican supporters in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\nBut the bad news for the tribes is there is no way of knowing yet whether the investigation passed to the DOJ is related to their plight at all. The New York Times<\/em> speculates it may in fact pertain to a Montana land deal involving Zinke, the chairman of energy giant Halliburton, and the alleged misuse of taxpayer resources.<\/p>\nThe NTY<\/em> reports that there are 18 known federal investigations by various agencies into allegations against Zinke of ethical misconduct or other policy violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Connecticut tribes fighting for the right to build a casino in East Windsor, close to the Massachusetts border, may be encouraged by intriguing news concerning US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Zinke\u2019s own department watchdog has referred one of its three ongoing investigations into his conduct to the Department […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":91652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,1,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ryan Zinke to Be Probed By DOJ, Tribes Hope Its About Casino<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n