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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Inspector General's Office for the U.S. Interior Department says the former chief ranger at Yellowstone National Park violated a policy that required him to live within the park.
A report released Monday said Chief Ranger Tim Reid lived just outside the park for several years at a bed and breakfast Reid and his wife owned in Gardiner.
The couple allowed friends and family members to stay at an apartment inside Yellowstone that Reid rented for more than $400 a month. But investigators found no evidence supporting allegations Reid received compensation for the stays.
Reid's superiors knew of the situation but took no action.
Reid says he had nothing to hide and disagreed with the conclusion that he broke park policy.
He's now superintendent of Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming.
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