LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada Fee of Ethics agreed in a settlement on Tuesday that Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo did not commit a willful violation of state ethics, however can be assessed a $5,000 cost.
The ethics criticism case started in 2021, when the Nevada Fee of Ethics investigated whether or not Lombardo used his Clark County sheriff’s uniform and badge whereas campaigning for the governor’s seat within the 2022 election. The fee fined and censured Lombardo in 2023, however the Republican governor sued to overturn the discovering, and the Nevada Supreme Courtroom dominated in his favor as a result of the regulation wasn’t clear.
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The fee and Lombardo agreed to finish the lengthy dispute, with Lombardo admitting to “one non-willful violation and agreeing to pay $5,000 to the state’s normal fund, which isn’t thought of a positive.
