Lafayette Public Library Board of Control member Robert Judge is the subject of an ethics complaint after persuading the board not to discuss settling a federal lawsuit in which he is being sued and for soliciting donations to help pay his legal fees, our media partners at The Advocate report.
Margaret Oelkers, of Lafayette, a frequent library board meeting speaker, submitted the complaint by email Friday to the Louisiana Ethics Administration, the newspaper reports.
The complaint alleges Judge used his position at a May 19 library board meeting to influence fellow board members in a decision that would financially benefit him, the newspaper reports.
Oelkers' complaint also questions whether it is ethical and legal for Judge to create an online GoFundMe post seeking $250,000 in donations to cover his legal fees, The Advocate reports.
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