J. Steven Griles | |
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 Official portrait, 2001 | |
| 3rd United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office July 12, 2001 – December 7, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David J. Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Scarlett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1947 Clover, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Richmond (BA) |
James Steven Griles (born December 13, 1947) is an American former government official and lobbyist who served as the 3rd United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior from July 12, 2001 until his resignation on December 7, 2004. Griles held the second-ranking position at the United States Department of the Interior, ranking below only the Secretary of the Interior, at the time Gale Norton.
Griles served as a Department of the Interior representative on Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force.[1] In 2007, he pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of justice in the Senate investigation of the Abramoff scandal, the highest-ranking Bush administration official to do so.[2] He was sentenced to a fine and 10 months imprisonment.[1]
- ^ a b Matt Apuzzo (June 26, 2007). "Former Interior Official Gets Prison". Associated Press.
- ^ Susan Schmidt; James V. Grimaldi (March 23, 2007). "Former Interior Deputy Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case". Washington Post.