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FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A Navajo Nation Council delegate is being accused of abusing his position.
The Farmington Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/1D6o2v9) that LoRenzo Bates received an ethics complaint Thursday filed by the Navajo Nation Ethics and Rules Office.
Bates is accused of compelling the office's executive director to disclose information about a case involving delegates who were also shareholder representatives for the Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company.
The complaint alleges the disclosure was at a public council session in August, violating the office's confidentiality clause for ongoing investigations.
In a letter to the council and constituents, Bates says he plans to handle the matter with "complete honesty."
The complaint was first filed Sept. 12 in the tribe's Office of Hearings and Appeals, which is being asked to hold an administrative hearing.
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