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March 12, 2018
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles admitted to misleading the Senate about the criminal doings of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But the US government's insistence on the truth and nothing but the truth was best exemplified in 2009, when professional baseball ...
Washington Examiner
March 11, 2018
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators about links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Baseball player Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2009 after giving false testimony in 2005 about performance-enhancing drugs. Player RogerÃÂ ...
ThinkProgress
February 6, 2018
Steven Griles, Norton's top lieutenant at Interior, resigned after an investigation by the department's Office of Inspector General concluded he had met with former clients in the fossil fuel industry in violation of an agreement he signed upon getting confirmed to deputy Interior secretary. After leaving InteriorÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
January 16, 2018
"The fact that James Clapper is free to go about his life while Edward Snowden is still exiled is a travesty of justice." Although lying to Congress is rarely prosecuted, there are some recent examples. In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators aboutÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
January 16, 2018
"The fact that James Clapper is free to go about his life while Edward Snowden is still exiled is a travesty of justice." Although lying to Congress is rarely prosecuted, there are some recent examples. In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators aboutÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
December 2, 2017
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators about his links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Baseball player Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2009 after giving false testimony in 2005 about performance-enhancing drugs. Player RogerÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
December 2, 2017
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators about his links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Baseball player Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2009 after giving false testimony in 2005 about performance-enhancing drugs. Player RogerÃÂ ...
The Nation.
November 16, 2017
From 1985 to 1989, during the Reagan administration, Cason was deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management; in that capacity, he worked closely with Steven Griles, a former coal lobbyist and the chief architect of some of the most environmentally destructive policies of the Reagan years.
Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2017
In 2007, Steven Griles, who had served as deputy secretary, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing a Senate investigation into lobbyist Jack Abramoff 's dealings. The same year, Julie MacDonald, a deputy assistant secretary, resigned after she was found to have revised scientific reports toÃÂ ...
Westword
November 28, 2016
By the time she departed in 2006 for a job at Royal Dutch Shell, several key appointed positions at Interior had been filled with former energy-industry lobbyists — including Deputy Secretary Steven Griles, who resigned in 2004 and was later convicted of obstruction of justice in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
High Country News
December 22, 2008
J. Steven Griles was a leading man in As Interior Turns, holding the number-two spot in the agency and ending up in bed with everyone from Jack Abramoff to the coal and electric power industry, to (literally) Italia Federici. He first worked for the feds in the 1980s under James Watt, at the U.S. Office ofÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 23 — J. Steven Griles, the second-highest official at the Interior Department during President Bush's first term, pleaded guilty today to lying to a Senate committee about his ties to Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist who obtained help from the Interior Department for his Indian tribalÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- J. Steven Griles, the second-highest official at the Interior Department during President Bush's first term, pleaded guilty today to lying to a Senate committee about his ties to Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist who obtained help from the Interior Department for his Indian ...
New York Times
November 6, 2004
WASHINGTON, June 26 — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former second-ranking official of the Interior Department to 10 months in prison for lying to a Senate committee about his ties to Jack Abramoff, the crooked lobbyist who is now in prison. The official, J. Steven Griles, in a tearful appeal,ÃÂ ...
The Revelator
December 31, 1999
... and served as Counselor to the Secretary when J. Steven Griles, the 'second-ranking official of the Interior Department,' was involved in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal." Not surprisingly, a primary goal of Trump's Interior Department is to fundamentally undermine protection of endangered species.
ThinkProgress
February 6, 2018
Steven Griles, Norton's top lieutenant at Interior, resigned after an investigation by the department's Office of Inspector General concluded he had met with former clients in the fossil fuel industry in violation of an agreement he signed upon getting confirmed to deputy Interior secretary. After leaving InteriorÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
January 16, 2018
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators about links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Baseball player Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2009 after giving false testimony in 2005 about performance-enhancing drugs. Player RogerÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
December 2, 2017
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators about his links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Baseball player Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2009 after giving false testimony in 2005 about performance-enhancing drugs. Player RogerÃÂ ...
The Nation.
November 16, 2017
From 1985 to 1989, during the Reagan administration, Cason was deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management; in that capacity, he worked closely with Steven Griles, a former coal lobbyist and the chief architect of some of the most environmentally destructive policies of the Reagan years.
Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2017
In 2007, Steven Griles, who had served as deputy secretary, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing a Senate investigation into lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings. The same year, Julie MacDonald, a deputy assistant secretary, resigned after she was found to have revised scientific reports toÃÂ ...
Law360
April 28, 2017
... saying in a statement that a number of “scandals” took place during that period — such as the Jack Abramoff lobbying fraud conspiracy and the related criminal conviction of Steven Griles, former deputy secretary — and saying that the public has a right to know what Bernhardt's involvement was.
Westword
November 28, 2016
By the time she departed in 2006 for a job at Royal Dutch Shell, several key appointed positions at Interior had been filled with former energy-industry lobbyists — including Deputy Secretary Steven Griles, who resigned in 2004 and was later convicted of obstruction of justice in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
The Atlantic
July 31, 2016
In the past, lobbyists have leveraged large campaign contributions during the transition period. Many of George W. Bush's top financial backers were given positions on his transition team, especially lobbyists from the energy industry, and this afforded these industries enormous influence. Steven Griles, anÃÂ ...
High Country News
December 22, 2008
J. Steven Griles was a leading man in As Interior Turns, holding the number-two spot in the agency and ending up in bed with everyone from Jack Abramoff to the coal and electric power industry, to (literally) Italia Federici. He first worked for the feds in the 1980s under James Watt, at the U.S. Office ofÃÂ ...
New York Times
November 6, 2004
WASHINGTON, June 26 — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former second-ranking official of the Interior Department to 10 months in prison for lying to a Senate committee about his ties to Jack Abramoff, the crooked lobbyist who is now in prison. The official, J. Steven Griles, in a tearful appeal,ÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
December 2, 2017
In 2007, second-ranking Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to lying to senators about his links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Baseball player Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in 2009 after giving false testimony in 2005 about performance-enhancing drugs. Player RogerÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2017
In 2007, Steven Griles, who had served as deputy secretary, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing a Senate investigation into ...
Westword
November 28, 2016
... several key appointed positions at Interior had been filled with former energy-industry lobbyists — including Deputy Secretary Steven Griles, ...
The Atlantic
July 31, 2016
Steven Griles, an energy-industry lobbyist, contributed to the Bush campaign, was then given a position on the transition team, and was later ...
The American Prospect
April 29, 2016
Steven Griles, a coal industry lobbyist who had represented the National Mining Association, assisted in the transition. After that work was ...
High Country News
December 22, 2008
J. Steven Griles was a leading man in As Interior Turns, holding the number-two spot in the agency and ending up in bed with everyone from ...
New York Times
March 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 23 — J. Steven Griles, the second-highest official at the Interior Department during President Bush's first term, pleaded ...
New York Times
November 6, 2004
The official, J. Steven Griles, in a tearful appeal, asked Judge Ellen S. Huvelle of Federal District Court for leniency. He acknowledged that he ...
The Nation.
December 31, 1999
... he worked closely with Steven Griles, a former coal lobbyist and the chief architect of some of the most environmentally destructive policies of ...
Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2017
In 2007, Steven Griles, who had served as deputy secretary, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing a Senate investigation intoÃÂ ...
E&E News
April 25, 2017
... with that scandal, but other top Interior officials were involved, including former Interior Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, who was sentencedÃÂ ...
E&E News
April 21, 2017
... one of his investigations at Interior helped lead to the conviction of Deputy Secretary Steven Griles on charges related to his ties to Abramoff.
Sun Sentinel
December 8, 2016
Her deputy, J. Steven Griles, was a coal industry lobbyist. Her Undersecretary in charge of the U.S. Forestry Service was Mark Rey, a formerÃÂ ...
Westword
November 28, 2016
... several key appointed positions at Interior had been filled with former energy-industry lobbyists — including Deputy Secretary Steven Griles,ÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
July 31, 2016
Steven Griles, an energy-industry lobbyist, contributed to the Bush campaign, was then given a position on the transition team, and was laterÃÂ ...
The American Prospect
April 29, 2016
Steven Griles, a coal industry lobbyist who had represented the National Mining Association, assisted in the transition. After that work wasÃÂ ...
Politico
October 22, 2015
Claims of false congressional testimony have triggered a series of criminal cases in recent years, including one against Steven Griles,ÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 23 — J. Steven Griles, the second-highest official at the Interior Department during President Bush's first term, pleadedÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
December 8, 2016
Her deputy, J. Steven Griles, was a coal industry lobbyist. Her Undersecretary in charge of the U.S. Forestry Service was Mark Rey, a former timber industry lobbyist.
The American Prospect
April 29, 2016
Steven Griles, a coal industry lobbyist who had represented the National Mining Association, assisted in the transition. After that work was completed, Griles landed the Department of Interior's number-two position, where he worked to loosen rules on ...
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