U.S. government brokers responsible for collecting billions of dollars in federal oil royalties operated in a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" that included having sex with energy company employees, accepting lavish gifts and rigging contracts to favored firms, investigators said Wednesday.
U.S. probes energy brokers, alleged trysts - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/11/interior.oilscandal.ap/index.html?iref=24hours - broken link)
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Oil brokers sex scandal may affect drilling debate | The Journal Gazette
Oil brokers sex scandal may affect drilling debate (broken link)
Fed watchdog reveals improper relationships among oil brokers, energy company employees (broken link)
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