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Gaming CEO on admin leave

Gaming CEO on admin leave

Derrick Watchman

Bill Donovan

Posted by | Sep 23, 2016 | |

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Derrick Watchman

Derrick Watchman

Navajo gaming officials announced Thursday that Derrick Watchman, the CEO of the Navajo Gaming Enterprise, was put on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into allegations dealing with some of his administrative positions.

No information was given as to how long the investigation would take.

Tribal officials on Wednesday had reported that Watchman had been suspended.

Sources within the enterprise Thursday stressed that none of the allegations involved violations of federal, state or tribal gaming laws and deal solely with administrative decisions.

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Bill Donovan

Bill Donovan wrote about Navajo Nation government and its people since 1971. He joined Navajo Times in 1976, and retired from full-time reporting in 2018 to move to Torrance, Calif., to be near his kids. He continued to write for the Times until his passing in August 2022.

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