Former Dunbar Mayor Refusing To Pay Fine

{West Virginia}...Former Dunbar Mayor Roger Wolfe is refusing to pay a state ethics fine because he contends the commission's decision was unethical when officials ordered Wolfe to pay the city back more than $5,700 in unauthorized reimbursements for meals, mileage and telephone expenses. Wolfe was also told to reimburse the commission almost $5,700 in legal expenses. The commission also levied a $15,000 punitive fine. Ethics Commission Director Theresa Kirk said ethics officials could go to Kanawha Circuit Court to try to force Wolfe to pay. The West Virginia Supreme Court ordered Wolfe removed from office in 2008 for violating state law and Dunbar's city charter.