Chairman Kevin Abernethy said in a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press that the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts is charged with investigating allegations of mismanagement or misconduct by an employee of a state agency and has agreed to investigate.
The board of the ethics commission voted three weeks ago to request an outside investigation. Abernethy declined further comment.
The commission has been sued by its former executive secretary and her former assistant, who claim retaliation for work investigating ethics complaints filed against Gov. Nathan Deal. Those lawsuits are pending in Fulton County Superior Court.
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