Berkowitz, Paul

The case of the Indian trader : Billy Malone and the National Park Service investigation at Hubbell Trading Post / Paul D. Berkowitz. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2011. - xx, 354 p. : ill, map ; 24 cm.

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 -- Deja 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.

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.

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.

9780826348593 (cloth : alk. paper) 0826348599 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Malone, Billy Gene
Berkowitz, Paul


Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (Ganado, Ariz.)--History--20th century
United States National Park Service --History--20th century
Western National Parks Association--History--20th century


Indian traders--Arizona
Criminal investigations--Arizona
False arrest--Arizona
Navajo Indians--Social life and customs--Arizona--20th century


Navajo Indian Reservation--History--20th century

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