Metro Board Chairman Faces Major Ethics Investigation: Report

WASHINGTON, DC -- WMATA will conduct an ethics investigation of Metro Board Chair Jack Evans over allegations that he may have benefited financially from his official role.

Evans, a member of the D.C. Council, "faces a potential reprimand, removal from committees or potentially harsher penalties (including request to DC Council for his removal), as laid out in Metro's code of ethics," Washington Post transportation reporter Faiz Siddiqui tweeted.

Evans chairs Metro's Ethics Committee, but it was the vice chair who held the meeting and Evans did not participate, Siddiqui noted.

Here's what happens now. Note: the exec committee meeting referenced here also happened today and board was briefed on the probe. #wmata pic.twitter.com/frzOxvohTz
— Faiz Siddiqui (@faizsays) March 6, 2019

Evans used a news conference earlier this week to apologize after he was accused of using his elected position to benefit financially. He did not respond to questions, WTOP reported.

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson proposed a reprimand, but D.C. Council Member David Grosso said the reprimand didn't go far enough, and "true consequences" were necessary in this case, according to the report.