Casino records questioned Interior Department didn't provide full documentation on rejection of Hudson operation, congressman claims From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 8, 1998| Author: CARY SPIVAK | Copyright 1998 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

U.S. Rep. Dan Burton is charging that the U.S. Interior Department withheld records from a congressional committee investigating whether political pressure caused the agency to reject an Indian casino in Hudson.

The Indiana Republican said he will send a letter to Federal Judge Barbara Crabb who is hearing a nearly 3-year-old lawsuit challenging the rejection of the Four Feathers Casino telling her that he believes records have also been withheld from her Madison court.

"This...

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