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Chairman Hastings Letter to Assistant Secretary Washburn Seeking Documents on the Investigation into the Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Director

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Dear Assistant Secretary Washburn: On August 10, 2012, the Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") for the U.S. Department of the Interior ("Department") issued a Report of Investigation ("Report") entitled "Jeanette Hanna et al." The Report outlined a series of concerns and allegations against former Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA") Regional Director Jeanette Hanna, who…

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