The state’s Independent Ethics Commission has completed its investigation into a complaint against Custer County’s public health director.
The complaint against Dr. Clifford Brown was filed last December by Jordon Hedburg, the publisher and editor of the Wet Mountain Tribune.
In his complaint, Hedburg said Brown, who holds a doctorate in optometry “fraudulently claimed that he also held a master’s degree in public health from Dartley University; that the MPH diploma is fake; and Dartley is a ‘criminal and illegal online diploma mill.”
According to the complaint, Brown is not qualified under state law to serve as a county public health director. The complaint added that the purpose of Brown’s deception was for “private financial gain of a government paycheck: and other benefits of the job.
The ethics commission is scheduled to meet on October 19th. The investigation report could be publicly released at that time.
