The chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission confirms he is under investigation by state ethics officials.
Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby told the Boston Globe he is cooperating with the investigation and has done nothing wrong.
The newspaper said the state ethics commission received a sworn statement alleging Crosby participated in the process to award a casino license in the greater Boston area despite publicly recusing himself because of personal ties with a casino landowner.
Former Massachusetts Inspector General Greg Sullivan said state law holds the gaming commissioners to very high ethical standards.
"Chairman Crosby ignored those rules," he said.
The city of Boston has sued the gaming commission over the awarding of the casino license to Wynn Resorts in Everett.
