Commerce Department Identifies Development Fund Leaders in Conflicts of Interest

What the primary sources show

• The North Dakota Commerce Department identified two Development Fund board leaders connected to nearly $4 million in conflict of interest transactions. [Bismarck Tribune] [Mandan People Reporting News (public group)] [Bismarck Community Buzz (public group)] [Bismarck people reporting the news (public group)]
• The Commerce Department refused to disclose the names of the companies involved in these transactions. [Bismarck Tribune] [Mandan People Reporting News (public group)] [Bismarck Community Buzz (public group)] [Bismarck people reporting the news (public group)]

What they left out / still unanswered

• What are the names of the two Development Fund board leaders identified?
• What are the names of the companies involved in the conflicts?
• What enforcement actions will the Commerce Department take in response?

Official line vs. how each source framed it

• Bismarck Tribune: Bismarck Tribune reported the Commerce Department identified conflicts and specified the chair's firm received a $500k grant while the agency withheld company names. Read it → · Paywall
• Mandan People Reporting News (public group): Mandan People Reporting News republished the report of the Commerce Department identifying conflicts of interest among Development Fund leaders. Read it →
• Bismarck Community Buzz (public group): Bismarck Community Buzz republished the report of the Commerce Department identifying conflicts of interest among Development Fund leaders. Read it →
• Bismarck people reporting the news (public group): Bismarck people reporting the news republished the report of the Commerce Department identifying conflicts of interest among Development Fund leaders. Read it →

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