Federal investigators charged government officials with rampant drug use and illicit sex abuse by those involved in off-shore drilling – literally and figuratively.
Investigators from the Interior Department inspector general’s office issued a report containing allegations about the illegal practices at the Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service which collects billions in royalties from oil and gas companies.
In the report issued yesterday, investigators said they "discovered a culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" in which employees accepted gratuities "with prodigious frequency," Inspector General Earl E. Devaney stated.
19 oil marketers received gifts, gratuities and more – much more — from oil and gas companies including Hess, Chevron and Shell.
"Employees frequently consumed alcohol at industry functions, had used cocaine and marijuana, and had sexual relationships with oil and natural gas company representatives" who referred to some of the government workers as the "MMS Chicks," the report revealed.
The report was released as Congress begins debate on whether or not to begin off-shore drilling in the Meth Capital of the U.S. – Alaska.
