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  • Judge hits gov't on Indian money delay

    01/30/2008 8:13:59 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 61+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/30/08 | Mary Clare Jalonick - ap
    WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Interior Department has "unreasonably delayed" its accounting for billions of dollars owed to Indian landholders. The federal agency "has not, and cannot, remedy the breach" of its responsibilities to account for the Indian money, U.S. District Judge James Robertson said in a 165-page decision in a long-running federal lawsuit alleging mismanagement of Indian trust funds. "Indeed, it is now clear that completion of the required accounting is an impossible task" for the department, Robertson said, adding that he would schedule a hearing next month to discuss ways to solve the...