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The Times has been investigating contracts given to groups claiming to be Native American and turned up $800 million in questionable awards. — . Julia Wick is taking a break, so today’s edition is once again brought to you by L.A. Times Deputy Managing Editor Shelby Grad.
For the last year, The Times has been investigating contracts given to groups claiming to be Native American but without federal recognition.Companies set up by members of a self-described and state-recognized Creek Indian tribe in Alabama have received more than $240 million in federal minority-business contracts, despite a determination by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs that there is no credible evidence the group has Native American ancestry.
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