An ethics board has charged former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer with 42 counts of ethics violations, the most charges ever filed against a single individual in the commission's history. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission held a closed-session in Frankfort Monday morning to decide whether Farmer would face sanctions for accusations of mishandling money and power. Shortly after 1 p.m., it was announced that Farmer would face the charges.
A scathing audit released last spring claimed Farmer created a “toxic culture of entitlement” while he served as Kentucky's Agriculture Commissioner.
The personnel board found Farmer didn't follow the law when hiring two top-level employees.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.