LINCOLN- A notary public has been charged with two dozen counts of “official misconduct” in an ongoing statewide investigation into alleged fraud on two Nebraska medical cannabis petitions. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Hall County Attorney Marty Klein announced the charges Wednesday against Jacy C. Todd, a 53-year-old man from York. Todd is a co-owner of Herban Pulse, a CBD health and wellness shop in Grand Island.

Law enforcement alleges Todd illegally notarized multiple petitions in Grand Island outside the presence of at least one petition circulator. The 24 counts are specific dates on which Todd allegedly “knowingly” violated the law while performing his official duties, between Jan. 29 and July 2. “Election integrity is the bedrock of our democratic republic, and the public expects that those seeking to put an issue on the ballot follow the law,” Hilgers said in a statement.

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