Judge: U.S. can't account for money owed Indian landowners.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Marrero, Diana
- Source
- Federal Times; 2/4/2008, Vol. 43 Issue 47, p4-4, 1/5p
- Subject
- LEGAL judgments
CLASS actions
LANDOWNERS
MISAPPROPRIATION of funds
INDIVIDUAL Indian trust funds
- Language
- ISSN
- 00149233
The article reports on a ruling by Judge James Robertson that the U.S. Interior Department is unable to complete an accounting of money owed to Indian landholders. A class-action lawsuit alleges that agency officials mismanaged Indian trust funds. Lawyers for the American Indian landowners mention that the government could owe Indians more than $100 billion for payments and interest on oil and other leases. It notes that the plaintiffs rejected a settlement proposed by the government.