Agencies look to Montana corruption probe as model

An aggressive anti-corruption campaign in Montana that has targeted the theft of federal funds from American Indian reservations should be replicated elsewhere, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.

But they said more work needs to be done on the front end, to identify embezzlement, theft and other problems before they spin out of control.

The Montana campaign, known as the Guardians Project, began three years ago. So far. it’s netted felony convictions of 35 individuals and companies doing business on five reservations.

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

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