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WASHINGTON — A judge has granted more time for Congress to approve a $3.4 billion settlement against the government for swindling Indian tribes out of royalties for oil, gas and grazing leases.
But U.S. District Judge James Robertson warned that the latest delay — which moves the deadline for congressional action from April 16 to May 28 — is the last he will approve. The delay is the third since the settlement was reached in December.
The proposed settlement, which would end a 14-year legal case, calls for the Interior Department to distribute $1.4 billion to more than 300,000 Indian tribe members across nearly all 50 states.
