Ethics Commission Fines Former Dunbar Mayor

{West Virginia}...Officials with the West Virginia Ethics Commission have ordered former Dunbar mayor Roger Wolfe, who was mayor from 2005 until 2008, to pay more than $25,000 in fines and restitution for using his office for personal gain. A three-judge panel ordered him removed from office for reimbursing himself for personal expenses without the knowledge of the Dunbar City Council. Several City Council members filed a complaint with the Ethics Commission in December 2008, alleging Wolfe violated the state's ethics laws. Ethics officials also ordered a public reprimand for Wolfe and a cease-and-desist order in case he should ever return to public office.