The Case of the Indian Trader: Billy Malone and the National Park Service Investigation at Hubbell Trading Post

by Paul Berkowitz

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826348609
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	10/15/2011
Pages:	376
Sales rank:	841,295
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Paul Berkowitz is a retired criminal investigator for the National Park Service. He finished out his career working as a supervisory special agent in Chinle, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation.