Nevada Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson says he will resign after taking campaign funds for personal use.
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson announced on Tuesday that he is resigning from office after he misappropriated campaign funds for his personal use. tearfully announced his resignation Tuesday after saying he took campaign funds for personal use.
Court documents were not immediately available and it wasn't clear when his plea will take place. Atkinson's attorney, Richard Wright, did not immediately respond to messages. "Senator Atkinson has violated the integrity of our elections and broken the trust of the voters and his colleagues," Senate Minority Leader James Settelmeyer said in a statement."We hope this is an exception, but we must get all of the facts and determine how far this corruption goes."Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak said in a statement he was"extremely disappointed" about the developments.
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