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Whom does Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita work for? It s difficult to tell.
The answer, obviously, should be Hoosiers. But the state s top law enforcement officer has done little to inspire trust that the interests of Indiana residents are his primary concern.
Rokita, a former Republican congressman and secretary of state, has been in office two months and already his tenure has brought bickering with a social media outlet and repeated unfounded claims of election fraud. We ve also learned he s been padding his taxpayer-funded $107,000 annual salary with side jobs at private companies he previously had not made public.
A financial disclosure form filed this week with the Indiana inspector general s office shows outside interests in three companies: business accelerator Acel360, transportation and logistics firm Merchandise Warehouse and Sonnet BioTherapeutics, a biotechnology company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The form lists Rokita as pharmaceutical development direc
Rokita cuts ties with benefits firm
Ethics concerns raised over 2nd job as policy adviser
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has cut ties with his second employer following ethical concerns.
“I have concluded my limited involvement in Apex Benefits and am divesting my equity position so as to remove any potential concerns for the company and its clients,” he tweeted Friday afternoon.
Last month, Rokita said his second job was approved by state ethics officials but wouldn t let anyone see the informal advisory opinion supporting his claim.
Rokita took over as the state s top lawyer in January but continued to work at Apex Benefits – a health benefits firm where he was strategic policy adviser and has an ownership interest. He previously was general counsel and vice president of external affairs.
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