The Alabama Ethics Commission will consider allegations that a Mobile County property appraiser abused her position to benefit herself and her husband.
Christy Harris Rooks, 42, of Semmes, had been scheduled to go on trial on the five-count indictment later this month. But Judge Charles Graddick, at the request of the prosecution and defense, agreed this week to refer the matter to the Ethics Commission.
That she used her position to change the appraised value of a property she and her husband own in Semmes, resulting in a tax benefit to the couple and their company, RHF Investments.
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