Judge clears former Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes of ethics charges
Time:2024-05-22 01:29:56 Source:entertainmentViews(143)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has been cleared of ethics charges stemming from allegations that the one-time Democratic rising star abused her access to voter registration data to benefit herself and fellow Democrats.
Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled Monday that Grimes legally accessed the data while “acting in the scope of her public duties” as secretary of state.
“It is unclear how the commission can penalize the commonwealth’s chief election official for having access to voter data, or downloading it to a flash drive when it has failed to identify any illegal or unethical use of such data,” Shepherd said in his order.
Grimes had faced a $10,000 fine after the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission said that she committed ethics violations by improperly ordering the downloading and distribution of voter registration data. The judge’s reversal of the commission’s order means Grimes won’t have to pay the fine.
Previous:Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan
Next:National Television Awards 2024 nominations: Michelle Keegan and Leo Woodall go head
You may also like
- The unstoppable duo of Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos
- China's Zheng Storms into First Grand Slam Final at Australian Open
- Singing 'Red Ballads' to Carry Forward Revolutionary Spirit
- Local Grannies Volunteer to Provide Lunches to Frontline Workers in Quanzhou, Fujian
- Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova reveals she doesn't know if she's on the show's 2024 line
- China issues red alert for tsunami
- I'm a nutritionist
- Young Mechanists at Jinan Bullet Train Service Station Maintain Trains for Safe Operation
- Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova reveals she doesn't know if she's on the show's 2024 line