State ethics board finds WWU employee likely violated law

The State Executive Ethics Board has determined there is "reasonable cause" to believe that Western Washington University employee Douglas Nord violated the state ethics law while serving as the director of the Center of International Studies.
The board, which is connected to the state Attorney General's Office, made its decision Friday, July 8, after hearing results from an investigation, started in November, about his travel practices.
Nord has been under scrutiny for the past few years, having been the subject of a WWU internal audit released in January 2009 and a state "whistleblower" audit released in September 2010. The audits mainly focused on his travel practices, but the state audit also brought up a concern about claims on his resume.