Ms. Evans deserves an award -- Inspector General Shields Records Describing Bribery of Interior Department Employees

[Dwight Hines]

INSPECTOR GENERAL SHIELDS RECORDS DESCRIBING BRIBERY OF INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES
By Michael Ravnitzky , [hidden email]

The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General conducted an
investigation of abusive behavior by employees of the agency formerly known
as MMS - Minerals Management Service.  This investigation was known as
Island Operating Company et al.  A copy of the report dated May 24, 2010 is
published here:

http://www.doi.gov/oig/reports/upload/IslandOperatingCo.pdf

However, in conducting the investigation, the Inspector General office also
compiled a record of 1281 pages.  The result of the eventual production of
this record was that the majority of pages were either withheld entirely or
blacked out so that no information can be viewed.

This is a surprising outcome, given the severity of the damage due to the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an incident that occurred
in an environment where MMS employees were being bought off.

Keeping secret the records of such misbehavior that resulted in such
horrendous consequences should be considered entirely inappropriate.  The
best way to correct such a situation is to exhibit interest in this file.

Therefore, I suggest you ask for an electronic copy of this record of 1281
pages from:

Sandra Evans
FOIA Contact
Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General
MS-4428, MIB
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
<a href="tel:%28703%29%20487-5436" value="[phone]" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">[phone] (Telephone)
<a href="tel:%28703%29%20487-5406" value="[phone]" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">[phone] (Fax)
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