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• Officials at the Minerals Management Service, a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, allegedly engaged in a "sex-for-oil" ethics scandal in which favors were traded for preferential treatment concerning the collection of oil and gas royalties.The New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Report released on September 10, 2008
  2. Former head of Denver Royalty-in-Kind Office: Gregory W. SmithThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  3. Head of Minerals Management Service: Randall LuthiThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  4. Secretary of U.S. Department of the Interior: Dirk KempthorneThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  5. Smith allegedly used drugs and had sex with subordinatesThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  6. Employees allegedly rigged oil contracts and in return received golf and ski trips, dinnersThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  7. Employees also received tickets to Toby Keith concert, Colorado Rockies and Houston Texan gamesThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  8. 13 U.S. Department of the Interior officials named in reportThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  9. Employee Jimmy W. Mayberry pled guilty to felony conflict-of-interest charge in August 2008The New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  10. Report suggests that employee Milton Dial be prosecutedThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)
  11. Employee Lucy Q. Denett, wife of Paul Denett not recommended for prosecutionThe New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)

• Allegations

  Federal investigators allege that government officials with the Minerals Management Service rigged contracts in return for dinners, golf and ski trips, and illicit sex with oil company executives. Investigators alleged that the former head of the Denver Royalty-in-Kind Office, Gregory W. Smith, used illegal drugs and had sex with subordinates.The New York Times: Misconduct Found at Interior Dept. (September 10, 2008)

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  U.S. Department of the Interior | Interior Department Scandal | Lucy Q. Denett | Paul Denett | Gregory W. Smith | Jimmy W. Mayberry | Milton Dial | Halliburton | Minerals Management Service | George W. Bush | Dick Cheney | Royalty in Kind

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