Bush Interior Secretary Investigated For Corruption

In 2006, then Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton awarded Shell subsidiary Royal Dutch Shell PLC three oil-shale leases on federal land in Colorado reportedly worth hundred of billions of dollars. Months later, Norton stepped down as Secretary and took a lucrative job with–who else?–Shell.

Under her watch, the department was knee-deep in scandals involving illicit sex, drugs, and obstruction of justice. Norton was never implicated in any of that, but now is the target of a Justice Department corruption probe.

Meanwhile current secretary Ken Salazar announced on Wednesday that he will terminate a controversial Norton-era oil-and gas-royalty program that has reportedly robbed taxpayers of millions.

Here are the latest headlines:
Former Interior Secretary Gale Norton is focus of corruption probe
Norton’s Job In Oil a Slip-Up
Trust and The Interior Department