Bruce Babbitt, cheap crook
Posted: October 19, 1999
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Prosecutor Carol Elder Bruce was investigating allegations that Babbitt lied to Congress in his explanation as to why the Interior Department in 1995 rejected a permit for a proposed casino by three Wisconsin Indian tribes. Supporters of the casino charged that the decision was influenced by promises of campaign contributions to the Democratic Party by rival tribes opposed to the permit.
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Babbitt Bros. Trading Co., his family's business, acquired properties for the purpose of including them in a land swap that would keep the Canyon Forest Project moving forward. Such land swaps involving government property are supposed to be of roughly equal value. Ahhh, but when you've got a family member heading the Interior Department sometimes you get a break.
In this case, the federal property in question was appraised at just under $19,853 per acre -- even though land in the same area, yet farther from the Grand Canyon entrance, was appraised in 1995 at more than $1.1 million per acre, according to Investor's Business Daily.
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