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Probe Of UN Internal Watchdog's Ex-Chief Done . UNITED NATIONS (AP)--A U.N.-appointed investigator has completed his probe into allegations that the one-time head of the world body's internal watchdog showed favoritism in recruiting and promoting employees, officials said Monday. Two U.N. officials, both speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that the report into Dileep Nair, a Singaporean who retired a year ago, had been delivered to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan last week. The two spoke on condition of anonymity because the contents of the report are secret. They said the investigator, Jerome Ackerman, turned in the report last week. Its findings were not immediately released. Ackerman, the former head of the U.N. Administrative Tribunal, was pursuing allegations that Nair was guilty of favoritism and trading jobs for personal favors. An initial investigation cleared him, but Annan ordered a new probe after an outside review - also conducted by Ackerman - found there was enough evidence to proceed. Nair denies any wrongdoing. The charges caused particular controversy at the United Nations because the Office of Internal Oversight Services, which Nair led, is responsible for upholding the integrity of the world body. When the probe was announced last June, U.N. officials said it would take between 30 and 45 days. But the investigation dragged on because Ackerman had trouble getting all the documents he wanted from OIOS, the two U.N. officials said. Ackerman did not immediately return a phone call left at his home on Monday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric would not confirm whether the report had been received and refused to say when it would be ready. He said U.N. officials were still deciding whether to make the report public once they get it. Nair was also implicated by the committee investigating allegations of misconduct in the world body's defunct oil-for-food program in Iraq. An investigation led by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said Nair paid an employee with money from the $64-billion program although the staffer's work was not directly involved in the plan. Nair denied he did anything wrong in that case as well. Nair receives a U.N. pension. But the United Nations has no way to revoke Nair's pension or otherwise punish him if the investigation concludes he did something wrong. (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 01, 2006 18:09 ET (22:09 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.- - 06 09 PM EDT 05-01-06