SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A jury has acquitted a four-term Northern California supervisor of charges stemming from allegations he hid government income to preserve his reputation as a conservative politician.
The Sacramento Bee reports (https://bit.ly/T7iOyw) that jurors found 54-year-old El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting not guilty on Wednesday of two felony counts of failing to report state income and a felony conflict of interest charge.
Prosecutors said Nutting took tens of thousands of dollars in state grants for brush-clearing work on his family’s property, but failed to list the income on disclosure forms.
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Nutting was also accused of voting to fund two local fire districts although two of the districts’ board members served on a state agency that awarded him grant money.
Nutting’s supporters said the prosecution was politically motivated. Nutting was convicted of four separate misdemeanor charges.
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Information from: The Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com
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