January 10, 2018
Mr. Brian Steed
Acting Director
Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street, N.W., Room 5665
Washington, D.C. 20240
Dear Mr. Steed:
On January 8, 2018, a federal judge denied prosecutors’ request to retry Nevada cattle
rancher Cliven Bundy and his supporters for their actions during a 2014 armed standoff with the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM).1 This ruling follows a December 20, 2017 decision by the
court to declare a mistrial based on federal prosecutors improperly withholding evidence from
the defense.2 The court’s decision follows numerous reports of serious and systemic misconduct
by the BLM officials involved in. the Bundy case. Of concern, a recent memo from a BLM
whistleblower to the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to show that information regarding
extensive misconduct and unprofessional behavior by BLM officials involved in the Bundy case,
as well as other relevant information, was knowingly withheld from prosecutors.3 In this report,
the employee alleges a “widespread pattern of bad judgment, lack of discipline, incredible bias,
unprofessionalism and misconduct” exists among senior and supervisory BLM law enforcement
officers. 4
