Investigation Uncovers $800K in Payments to King County Employee’s Family Members
The Seattle Times reports a King County employee who ran a youth education and anti-racism program awarded more than $800,000 in grant payments to family members questioning a lack of ethics oversight in the County's processes.
"The “gold standard” is a unified, independent ethics body, said Davina Hurt, director, government ethics. Short of that, ethics officials need to collaborate. That appears to be missing from King County’s fragmented oversight system."
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by .
Apr 26, 2026