LINCOLN- Outgoing History Nebraska director and CEO Trevor Jones is the subject of an investigation by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office.

The alleged irregularities involve more than $260,000 in funds provided to the state history agency by the Nebraska State Historical Foundation.

Jones is not suspected of using the funds for his personal use, according to sources familiar with the probe. But questions have been raised about whether Jones followed proper protocol in accepting the money and whether it was used for purposes other than what was intended.

The donation being investigated came in 2020, at a time when Jones was telling the History Nebraska board that the agency’s earnings were “dismal,” because of closures of historical sites due to COVID-19.

That prompted a donation from the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation of more than $260,000 to help address the funding shortage. But the money, it is alleged, wasn’t used for that purpose, but to help a new foundation launched under Jones’ watch.

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