Panel to rule on ethics complaint against attorney general

Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication include a comment from the Attorney General Alliance.

(The Center Square) – The Nevada Commission on Ethics decided it will issue an opinion on alleged ethics violations by state Attorney General Aaron Ford over what critics say are social media misuses and benefits he allegedly received from private interests.

The panel is required to conduct an adjudicatory hearing within 60 days of its determination. The commission is scheduled to meet March 18.

Two complaints against Ford were lodged in September and November. One alleged the Democrat wrongfully accepted over $35,000 in funds by the privately-funded Attorney General Alliance. The other says he used public social media accounts to promote his campaign for governor.

The complaints are being reviewed as Ford heads into what an Emerson College poll shows is a Read Entire Article