{Frankfort,
Kentucky}…In a meeting Monday, the Executive Branch Ethics Commission charged former
Deputy Justice Secretary Charles Geveden with violating the state's ethics
code by allegedly using his position to solicit campaign contributions for
Governor Steve Beshear's re-election campaign last year. The Ethics Commission
began investigating the case in September 2011. Ethics Commission Executive
John Steffen says his agency's investigation found nothing to suggest Beshear
knew what Geveden was allegedly doing. Geveden could face fines of up to $5,000
for each of three counts and a public reprimand in the case that could take
months to resolve.
