CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada lawmaker resigned amid an investigation involving the use of campaign contributions that prompted law enforcement to raid his home in May. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to request for comment and charges have not been filed. Campaign finance filings show he reported contributions from and expenses paid to KIB Transport LLC, a freight and trucking company he lists as an income source. The office space was one of two that Assefa reported as donated during the pandemic. ___AP writer Ken Ritter contributed reporting from Las Vegas.

Source: Ethiopian News January 12, 2021 20:20 UTC