"Karen Budd-Falen allegedly failed to come clean to Congress about her financial and ethical dealings, noting the potential that she still illegally had ownership in the cattle ranching entity KJM LLC. Although the Department of Interior (DOI) continued to withhold that information from Congress, they sent the records to a private party. Those records revealed that Budd-Falen not only kept her ownership interest in KJM LLC, but she also has a stake in three separate cattle ranching corporations."

"Ms. Budd-Falen may have abused her power while at the DOI to give her family a $3.5m windfall, tied to their ranching assets. Budd-Falen's family ranch sold water rights to Nevada Lithium Corporation that were essential for the company's Thacker Pass mine to move forward. In November 2019, while serving as Deputy Solicitor with authority over Fish and Wildlife Service matters, she secretly met with company executives in her DOI office. Her family wouldn't see the potential $3.5m payday unless the mine won federal approval, which was still pending at the time."

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