Eastern Oregon State Rep. Greg Smith Will Pay $12K to Settle Latest Ethics Violations - The Daily Chronicle

Eastern Oregon state Rep. Greg Smith will pay $12K to settle latest ethics violations

Oregon’s longest-serving state representative will pay the Oregon Government Ethics Commission $12,000 in fines for breaking state ethics laws and leveraging his position as director of an eastern Oregon public development authority for power and pay. It’s the second time this year the commission has penalized state Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, and the result of two of four investigations into Smith initiated in just the last year and a half. Smi…

Eastern Oregon state Rep. Greg Smith will pay $12K to settle latest ethics violations - The Daily Chronicle

Oregon’s longest-serving state representative will pay the Oregon Government Ethics Commission $12,000 in fines for breaking state ethics laws and leveraging his position as director of an eastern Oregon public development authority for power and pay. It’s the second time this year the commission has penalized state Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, and the result of two of four investigations into Smith initiated in just the last year and a half. Smi…

Greg Smith agrees to $12,000 ethics fine over improper pay raises, vacation time

State Rep. Greg Smith has agreed to close out two public corruption investigations into his conduct by paying a $12,000 ethics fine and committing to repay $33,000 in improper salary he took from an eastern Oregon entity. The stipulated agreement he signed goes to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for approval on Friday, Aug. 14. The fine is the largest assessed since a $20,000 levy in November 2018 against a former state agency official. …