The Ethics Act provides that the Ethics Commission, and a person who is the subject of an Ethics Commission investigation or complaint, may settle a matter by entering into a conciliation agreement at any stage of an investigation or complaint proceeding. Below are Conciliation Agreements issued by the Ethics Commission since 2008.
2026
VCRB 2024-05 Matthew "Scotty" Adams, Former Chief Deputy, Brooke Co. Sheriff's Dept
VCRB 2025-31 and 124 Terrence Beam, Former Superintendent of Nicholas Co Schools
ARCHIVE: The conciliation agreements issued 2008 to 2025 are maintained for historical reference only and may not meet current accessibility standards For an accessible version(s), contact ethics@wv.gov.
2025
VCRB 2024-44 Stephen L. Deweese, former Sheriff of Putnam County
VCRB 2025-63 Larry Thomas, Member of the Tyler County Board of Education
VCRB 2024-116 Richard Martin, former Mayor of Reedy, West Virginia
VCRB 2024-51 James Hunt, Former Corporal, City of Charleston Police Department
VCRB 2024-112 Norman Mines, Mingo County Deputy Sheriff
VCRB 2023-70 Nathan Harmon, Berkeley County Sheriff
Daniel Cooley, Division I Forester, WV Division of Forestry
2024
VCRB 2023-46 Jeremy Taylor, Sheriff (former), Mineral County
VCRB 2024-40 John Treu, Chairman, Board of Directors, West Virginia Academy
Casey Mathes, City of Nitro, Fire Department Chief
2023
VCRB 2022-27 Christopher Phillips, Mayor, Town of Reedy
Danny Grace, Mayor, Town of Wayne
VCRB 2021-24 Gregory L. Stewart, Former Ohio County Administrator
VCRB 2022-03 Gary Keith, former City Council, City of Clarksburg
VCRB 2018-26 Lloyd "Allen" Cogar, former Chief of Police, City of Richwood
VCRB 2022-42 Nyle Whittington, former Building and Grounds Manager, Putnam County Commission
2022
Jason Woodman, Head Football Coach, Fairmont State University
VCRB 2021-45 Tia Robertson, former Auditor, City of Charleston
Damon Tillman, Mayor, City of Keyser
VCRB 2021-30 Lisa Holstein, Threat Preparedness Coordinator, Boone County Health Department
2021
VCRB 2021-37 Jan Dzierzak, Park Superintendent, Division of Natural Resources
VCRB 2021-01 Michael Stover, Circuit Clerk, Wyoming County
VCRB 2020-18 Larry C. Palmer, former Sheriff, Brooke County
2020
VCRB 2020-13 Debra Hagedorn, Board Member, Deckers Creek Public Service District
VCRB 2020-16 Greg Vandetta, former Mayor, Town of Monongah
VCRB 2020-12 Don DeWitt, Chief of Police, City of McMechen
VCRB 2019-78, 80, 82, 84, and 86 Hardwick Johnson, Council Member, Town of Harpers Ferry
VCRB 2019-79, 81, 83, 85, and 87 Charlotte Thompson, Council Member, Town of Harpers Ferry
VCRB 2019-48 Louise Stoker, Mayor, Town of Bramwell
VCRB 2019-92 David Stratton, Chief of Police, Town of Matewan
VCRB 2018-62 Larry C. Palmer, Sheriff, Brooke County, West Virginia
VCRB 2019-76 Ronald Keith Anderson, Chief Deputy, Mineral County Sheriff's Office
2019
VCRB 2019-15 Joseph V. Yurish, Teacher/Head Football Coach, Hedgesville High School
VCRB 2018-49 Mike Adams, Board Member, Preston County Public Service District #1
VCRB 2019-01 John D. Brown, Sergeant, Shepherd University Police Department
VCRB 2017-084 and VCRB 2018-065 Sonya Dingess Porter, Sheriff of Logan County
VCRB 2018-03 Jeff D. Davis, Hancock County Commissioner
2018
F. Colt Sandoro, Executive Director, Regional Intergovernmental Council
CIC 2017-05 Marcella Charles-Casto, Assistant Principal, Mingo Central Comprehensive High School
VCRB 2017-005 Michelle Malone, Manager, River Road Public Service District
Dustin W. Zickefoose, Assessor, Upshur County, West Virginia
VCRB 2017-013 Joseph R. Thorpe, former Mayor, Town of West Union
VCRB 2017-029 Arthur E. Kirkendoll, former State Senator
VCRB 2017-049 Robert G. Beavers, Mayor of War, West Virginia
VCRB 2016-108 Tammy Porter, former Member, West Union Town Council
2017
VCRB 2016-015 Chris E. Jarrett, Executive Director, Water Development Authority
2016
VCRB 2015-090 John P. Aman, former General Manager of Central West Virginia Transit Authority
CIC 2013-01 Danny Milam, former Recorder, Town of Rainelle
VCRB 2015-109 Randall W. Lengyel, former Executive Director of the Boone County Ambulance Authority
2015
VCRB 2014-006 Respondent John W. Hawkins, former Sheriff, Barbour County
VCRB 2013-101 Respondent Dina B. Foster, General Manager of the Pea Ridge Public Service District
CIC 2012-001 Respondent Robin Capehart, President of West Liberty University
CIC 2014-004 Respondent Gregory T. Haynes, employee of the Union Public Service District
VCRB 2013-49 and 53 Respondent Bill L. Pauley, Mayor, Town of Marmet
VCRB 2012-011 Respondent John K. Shingler, former Town Foreman, Town of Piedmont
CIC 2013-002 and 003 Respondent Bernie Fazzini, Harrison County Commissioner
VCRB 2012-015 Respondent Drema Bias-Evans, Assessor of Raleigh County
CIC 2014-006 Respondent Darrell Pauley, employee of the Union Public Service District
CIC 2014-002 Respondent William V. Ashley, employee of the Union Public Service District
2014
CIC 2014-001 Respondent Earl R. Burks, an employee of the Union Public Service District
2013
VCRB 2009-09 and VCRB 2011-04 Respondent Emmett S. Pugh, Mayor, Beckley
VCRB 2009-33 and CIC 2010-06 Jeffrey Hutchinson, Director, Kanawha County Parks and Recreation
2012
CIC 2011-03 and VCRB 2009-19 Robert Daquilante, former Superintendent Ritchie County Schools
CIC 2010-02 James J. Hoffman, employee, City of Keyser
CIC 2008-02 Ken Merritt, former Sheriff, Wood County
VCRB 2011-45 and 46 Thomas Taylor, Mayor, White Sulphur Springs
VCRB 2010-31 Deborah Hennen, Assessor, Wirt County
VCRB 2011-36 Mindy Kearns, Mayor, Mason
2011
VCRB 2009-01 Martin Shaffer, Council Member, Clarksburg
VCRB 2010-15 Sherry Cain, former Employee, Harpers Ferry
CIC 2010-05 Brent Pauley, former County Manager, Kanawha County
2010
CIC 2010-01 Mary Jane Bowling, former Employee, WV Department of Commerce, Workforce WV
CIC 2009-02 Richard D. Raspa, Employee, Monongalia County Assessor’s Office
VCRB 2009-14 Charles Reider, Member, Harrison County Board of Education
2008
CIC 2008-01 Ann Neese, former Mayor, Pratt
VCRB 2008-05 Henry Paul, former Mayor, Gary
VCRB 2007-11 Andrew Cheuvront, Sheriff, Wirt County
2007
VCRB 2006-10, 13 and 14 Gordon Lambert, Member, McDowell County Commission
CIC 2005-01 and VCRB 2005-16a William Charnock, former Public Official
2005
VCRB 2005-10A and 10B Roy Dale Grimm, Council Member, Town of New Haven