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Sep. 19, 2002

Interior Secretary Lied About, Mishandled Trusts, Jurist Says

DENVER - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Interior Secretary Gale Norton and one of her assistants intentionally lied and fraudulently misled the court in her agency's handling of millions of dollars in Native American trust accounts.

By Charles Ashby
Nevada Journal Staff Writer
        DENVER - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Interior Secretary Gale Norton and one of her assistants intentionally lied and fraudulently misled the court in her agency's handling of millions of dollars in Native American trust accounts.
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