Former tourism chief agrees to $2,000 ethics fine

Published July 2, 2012 9:12pm ET



FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Executive Branch Ethics Commission fined former Tourism Commissioner Mike Cooper $2,000 on Monday in an agreement that resolved ethics charges.

Cooper, who resigned in February, was accused of misusing state resources for his own financial gain.

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