Suits Say U.S. Impeded Audits for Oil Leases - New York Times

Suits Say U.S. Impeded Audits for Oil Leases - New York Times: "September 21, 2006

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 — Four government auditors who monitor leases for oil and gas on federal property say the Interior Department suppressed their efforts to recover millions of dollars from companies they said were cheating the government."