Commissioner warns ethics advisory group might clash with Ford probe
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner (left, in 2020) raised concerns that County Mayor Lee Harris’ proposed advisory panel on ethics could complicate the Edmund Ford Jr. probe. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The County Commission will soon have a panel of five to advise on ethics. One commissioner warns it could be seen as conflicting with the ongoing special prosecutor’s investigation into a 2019 grant proposed by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.
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