The recommendations were filed in June by the commission’s executive director, Ross Armstrong.Įlizabeth Bassett, who represented Armstrong during the hearing, said that by wearing his sheriff’s uniform in campaign materials, Lombardo gave the appearance that the law enforcement agency was backing him. Prior to the vote and the commissioners’ deliberation, commission counsel argued Lombardo had committed 68 violations of the state’s ethics laws by posting more than 30 images or videos on social media accounts associated with his gubernatorial campaign in which he was either wearing his sheriff’s badge or uniform between June and September of 2021.īut commissioners did not find that Lombardo had used his public position to grant unwarranted privileges or advantages to himself and denied a recommendation to place an ethics officer in the governor’s office. “Although we’re gratified that the Commission did not impose the $1.6M+ fine sought by the Executive Director, we’re disappointed in certain aspects of the Commission’s ruling and are in the process of considering all options,” Sam Mirkovich said in the statement. Stanley Olsen and John Moran III, members who were appointed to the board by Lombardo and began their terms on July 1, were the only no votes.Ī lawyer representing Lombardo reacted to the ruling in an email to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The violations are for each separate photograph and video created by his campaign, rather than for each time those images were posted, a recommendation which was made by the commission’s executive director. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) CITY - Joe Lombardo has been ordered to pay $20,000 and will be censured after the Nevada Commission on Ethics found he violated state law with “willfulness” by using his sheriff’s badge and uniform during his campaign for governor.Ĭommissioners rejected a proposed $1.67 million fine for the Republican governor but still voted to fine Lombardo for four violations of a statute barring the use of government time, property or equipment for personal use.
Then-Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, Republican candidate for governor of Nevada, speaks during a GOP midterm election results watch party at Red Rock Casino on Nov.
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