Allen Swope complaint

A Miner Detail Editor in Chief Ryan Miner filed a complaint with the Washington County Board of County Commissioners that targets Washington County Ethics Commission member Allen Swope.

Miner forwarded his complaint to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, asking the commissioner board to exercise its due diligence and launch an investigation into Swope’s conduct.

The Board of County Commissioners appoint members of the Ethics Commission. The ethics ordinance as written does not include an appeal process or independent oversight.

Read Miner’s complaint below:

Allen Swope Ethics Commission Complaint by Ryan Miner on Scribd

About the Author

Ryan Miner
Ryan R. Miner, MBA is the founder, editor in chief, and senior reporter of A Miner Detail, the Maryland investigative journalism publication he launched in April 2015. He hosts the A Miner Detail Podcast, distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and seven other platforms. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Miner holds a B.A. in political science from Duquesne University (2008) and an MBA from Mount St. Mary's University (2020). He teaches at Frederick Community College. He is also the founder of Sentinel Silver, LLC, Maryland's first older adult technology institute, and the publisher of The Senior Soup, a Maryland senior advocacy platform. His longer story is at ryanrminer.com. Reach him at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com or (240) 244-7075.