Holcomb cleared of any wrongdoing in accepting jet flights from casino magnate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb committed no wrongdoing last year when he accepted two private jet flights paid for by a casino magnate to Republican Governors Association events, the state's inspector general has concluded.
The inspector general's office began its investigation last spring after The Indianapolis Star reported that Spectacle Entertainment CEO and Chairman Rod Ratcliff flew Holcomb to RGA meetings in Aspen, Colorado, and Scottsdale, Arizona, while Ratcliff was pushing for changes to Indiana law that would benefit his business.
The office investigated whether Holcomb failed to disclose information about gifts received. But it determined in a report released Monday that the gifts — the two chartered flights — were provided to the Republican Governors Association, and not to Holcomb's office, WRTV-TV reported .
The report, which states that the case has been closed for insufficient cause, found that neither Holcomb nor his wife, Janet, accepted the flights "as gifts from an entity or entities with a business relationship with the Governor's Office."
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