弗吉尼亚州AG提名人Jay Jones在超速定罪后面临关于滥用政治团体和有色人种协进会团体从事法院下令的社区服务的指控的刑事调查。 Virginia’s AG nominee Jay Jones faces criminal probe over alleged misuse of political and NAACP groups for court-ordered community service after speeding conviction.

弗吉尼亚民主检察官提名人Jay Jones在被任命一名特别检察官审查他是否不适当地满足了2022年鲁莽驾车定罪的1,000小时社区服务要求后,正接受刑事调查。 Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic attorney general nominee, is under criminal investigation after a special prosecutor was appointed to examine whether he improperly fulfilled his 1,000-hour community service requirement for a 2022 reckless driving conviction. 琼斯因以 116 英里/小时的速度超速行驶而被定罪，他通过自己的政治行动委员会“遇见我们的时刻”完成了 500 小时，并通过弗吉尼亚全国有色人种协进会完成了 500 小时，这引发了人们对利用党派团体进行法院命令服务的合法性和道德的担忧。 Jones, convicted for speeding at 116 mph, completed 500 hours through his own political action committee, Meet Our Moment, and 500 through the Virginia NAACP, raising concerns about the legality and ethics of using a partisan group for court-ordered service. 调查是在原检察官因利益冲突而自解后启动的。 The probe was launched after the original prosecutor recused himself due to a conflict of interest. Jones的竞选活动没有回应评论请求。 Jones’ campaign has not responded to requests for comment. 这次调查还仔细审查了他过去的攻击性短信,加紧了对他的候选资格的审查,因为现任共和党人贾森·米亚雷斯在投票中获得了势头。 The investigation, which also scrutinizes his past offensive text messages, has intensified scrutiny of his candidacy as Republican incumbent Jason Miyares gains momentum in polling.