An official at the Environmental Protection Agency, who was appointed by President Trump, has been indicted for violating state ethics laws in Alabama.
Trey Glenn, who is the Southeast regional director for the EPA, was charged with taking money from lobbyist during his time as director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, according to AL.com.
The charges against Glenn and a former business partner, Scott Phillips, include soliciting a thing of value from a principal, lobbyist or subordinate, and receiving money in addition that received in one’s official capacity, the website said.
The state ethics law prohibits officials from using their office for personal financial gain and from soliciting or receiving money or other things of value.
Glenn worked for nearly five years as director of Alabama’s environment department — but his tenure was plagued by numerous ethics investigations.
The Alabama Ethics Commission in 2007 found unanimously that there was probable cause Glenn violated ethics rules in taking gifts from Alabama Power Co., which his agency regulated.
He was also investigated for a personal family trip to Disney World that was paid for by a public relations firm that represented a client doing business with his agency.
Glenn was eventually cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the case and resigned from the state agency.