Nevada Commission on Ethics vacates Devon Reese deferral agreement, orders further proceedings

The Nevada Commission on Ethics voted Friday to find that Devon Reese failed to comply with a previously issued deferral agreement and to vacate that agreement, sending the underlying matter to further proceedings before the commission.

The vote followed presentations from Executive Director Ross Armstrong and counsel for Reese. Armstrong told commissioners the case “is, in my mind, a simple and straightforward matter,” and said the commission’s investigation showed two trips that provided private benefit to Reese with a total value “in excess of $1,300.” He said those trips occurred after Reese signed a deferral agreement in April 2023 and after Reese completed required ethics training.

The commission’s action matters because a deferral agreement is intended to give a subject time and assistance to bring conduct into compliance; the commission said a review-panel finding of just and sufficient cause on a subsequent complaint is the contract trigger to consider vacating a deferral.

Armstrong outlined the…