Arizona utility regulators voted to censure one of their own Tuesday [Video]

PHOENIX — Editor’s Note: In a push alert sent by 12News Anna Tovar’s name was misspelled. The error has been corrected.

Three of five Arizona Corporation Commissioners voted Tuesday evening to officially censure their colleague, Commissioner Anna Tovar, for alleged ethics and legal violations. After a two-hour executive session behind closed doors, Commission Chair Jim O’Connor presented a motion to censure Tovar and refer the investigation to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. 

The motion accused Tovar of violating state law regarding the confidentiality of executive sessions and confidential personnel matters and violating the Commission’s Code of Ethics relative to disruptive misconduct and treatment of staff.

“The commission finds them (allegations) substantiated by clear and convincing evidence,” said O’Connor while reading the motion.

As 12News previously reported, Tovar became the subject of an internal investigation after she wrote …