Interior watchdog to probe why tribal stimulus was steered to corporations

[Judi Lynn]

BY REBECCA BEITSCH - 05/11/20 05:58 PM EDT

The Department of the Interior’s internal watchdog has kicked off a probe into whether a top official inappropriately tried to steer coronavirus stimulus funds.

The letter from Interior’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) comes as several Democratic lawmakers requested an investigation into Tara Sweeney, Interior’s assistant secretary for Indian Affairs.

Sweeney had assisted the Treasury Department in determining how to distribute $8 billion on CARES funding that Congress set aside for tribal governments.

But her handling of the issue led to calls for her resignation after for-profit companies, including one Sweeney used to work for, would have been eligible for the payments.

More:
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/497207-interior-watchdog-to-probe-why-tribal-stimulus-was-steered-to

[procon]

1. Expand that corruption across the board and

we'll see how Trump and his greedy, self serving, get rich minions have put their greasy thumbs on the scale to divert funds from those people who desperately need it, to make Trump and his wealthy pals even richer.