Description |
1 online resource (xx, 354 pages) : illustrations, map |
Contents |
The trading post -- The trader -- The agency -- The cooperating association -- The investigation begins -- The warrant -- The raid -- A life of its own -- The politics of change -- Stalemate and the hand off -- A closer look -- Déjà vu -- The simple truth -- Rugs, jewelry, and kitchen utensils -- Polygraph (No lies detected) -- I thought we were supposed to be the good guys -- Revelations (The last straw) -- Rush to the finish and a few loose ends -- A whistle-blower, again -- Job satisfaction ("It's over") -- Nothing is ever easy (or, It's hard to say goodbye) -- The OIG investigation -- Reflections -- Afterword -- Appendix |
Summary |
Winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Regional Non-Fiction (Mountain West)<br /> <br />2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Winner<br /> <br />This is the story of Billy Gene Malone and the end of an era. Malone lived almost his entire life on the Navajo Reservation working as an Indian trader; the last real Indian trader to operate historic Hubbell Trading Post. In 2004, the National Park Service (NPS) launched an investigation targeting Malone, alleging a long list of crimes that were "similar to Al Capone." In 2005, federal agent Paul Berkowitz was assigned to take over the year- and-a-half-old case. His investigation uncovered serious problems with the original allegations, raising questions about the integrity of his supervisors and colleagues as well as high-level NPS managers.<br /> <br />In an intriguing account of whistle-blowing, Berkowitz tells how he bypassed his chain-of-command and delivered his findings directly to the Office of the Inspector General.<br /> |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Malone, Billy Gene
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Berkowitz, Paul (Paul D.)
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Berkowitz, Paul (Paul D.) |
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Malone, Billy Gene |
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United States. National Park Service -- History -- 20th century
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Western National Parks Association -- History -- 20th century
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United States. National Park Service |
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Western National Parks Association |
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USA National Park Service |
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Indian traders -- Arizona -- Biography
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Criminal investigation -- Arizona -- Case studies
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False arrest -- Arizona -- Case studies
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Navajo Indians -- Arizona -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Criminal investigation
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False arrest
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Indian traders
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Navajo Indians -- Social life and customs
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Händler
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Festnahme
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Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (Ganado, Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century
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Navajo Indian Reservation -- History -- 20th century
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Arizona
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Arizona -- Ganado -- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
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United States -- Navajo Indian Reservation
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Arizona
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Navajo Nation
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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Case studies
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History
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True crime stories
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True crime stories.
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Biographies.
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Récits criminels.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780826348616 |
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0826348610 |
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