Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo avoids $1.67M fine for wearing sheriff's uniform in campaign

Joe Lombardo, the governor of Nevada, avoided a nearly $1.67 million fine for wearing his sheriff's uniform in his campaign. He allegedly wracked up 68 ethics violations.

But the commission ruled there was just one violation per image, not one for each time an image was used in campaign materials.

Attorney Elizabeth Bassett argued in the three-and-a-half hour hearing that Lombardo's sheriff's badge was an example of government-owned property that gave him an unwarranted advantage on the campaign trail. Wearing the uniform and badge insinuated Lombardo had the endorsement of his public office in what she called a "willful" and repeated violation of state law.